Technology companies including Apple, Facebook and Google have filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to continue to bring Fourth Amendment law into the modern era. The records showed that Mr. Carpenter’s phone had been nearby when several of the robberies happened. In Mr. Carpenter’s case, he added, the Fourth Amendment should not apply because there was no search. All nine justices agreed that this was problematic under the Fourth Amendment, but they were divided on the rationale for the decision. Mr. Rosen, who favors broad privacy protections, said Mr. Carpenter’s case could transform Fourth Amendment law however the court rules.

Source: New York Times November 27, 2017 09:56 UTC