Are ‘geofence’ warrants legal? Bank robber takes his case to the Supreme Court

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsAre ‘geofence’ warrants legal? Bank robber takes his case to the Supreme CourtThe defendant’s lawyers argue geofencing amounts to a dragnet search that exposes mass amounts of private informationJohn Kruzel Monday 27 April 2026 16:44 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965775","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/supreme-court-geofence-warrants-illegal-search-crime-probes-b2965775.html","title":"Supreme Court mulls ‘geofence’ warrants used in crime probes"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-13270","index":0}A Supreme Court ruling in the case is expected by around the end of June (Getty Images)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US pol...