Carpenter v. United States

Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Date Filed: Oct. 3, 2023 Background: In March 2022,…

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date Filed: May 10, 2023 Background: In 2016, without first seeking…

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Date Filed: Jan. 27, 2023 Background: While investigating a 2019 bank…

RCFP examines how lower courts have implemented the Supreme Court's 2018 decision in a case concerning location surveillance.

Court: U.S. Supreme Court Date Filed: Nov. 11, 2021 Update: The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Tuggle v. United States,…

RCFP has weighed in on these debates because location tracking can burden important First Amendment interests.

Warrantless, long-term, targeted surveillance can chill newsgathering and impair the ability of reporters to guarantee source confidentiality.

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Date Filed: Feb. 11, 2021 Updates: On June 9, 2022, the…

A 2018 Supreme Court decision has not settled the law on the warrantless seizure and search of cell phone records.