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
You can hear the oral arguments for this case here:
Or listen to them directly on the Supreme Court’s website here.
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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