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Carpenter v. United States

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Ruling in Carpenter v. United States, on June 22, 2018, the majority opinion declared that “The Government’s acquisition of Carpenter’s cell-site records was a Fourth Amendment search.”

The question presented was:

“[W]hether the Government conducts a search under the Fourth Amendment when it accesses historical cell phone records that provide a comprehensive chronicle of the user’s past movements.”

Oral Arguments

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The Ruling

You can read the final ruling in Carpenter v. United States either in our read in full below, or click here for a PDF.
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The Fourth Amendment: Privacy Calling

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