Last mentioned: Mar 3, 2026
NCLA Amicus Filing
The New Civil Liberties Alliance files a brief urging the Supreme Court to hear the case and strike down geofencing warrants.
Appellate Decision
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the lower court's decision, upholding the use of the evidence.
District Court Ruling
A federal judge rules the geofence warrant unconstitutional but allows evidence under the good-faith exception.
Initial Arrest
Okello Chatrie is arrested for a bank robbery based on a geofence warrant issued to Google.
The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus brief in Chatrie v. United States, urging the Supreme Court to declare geofencing warrants unconstitutional. The group argues these 'reverse location' searches function as prohibited general warrants by vacuuming up private data from thousands of innocent bystanders.