Supreme Court to hear case on phone location warrants used to catch bank robber

NewsWorldAmericasSupreme Court to hear case on phone location warrants used to catch bank robberThe high court will decide whether geofence warrants violate the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searchesMark Sherman Saturday 25 April 2026 16:56 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":"CF1:2964886To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/supreme-court-geofence-warrants-okello-chatrie-b2964912.html","title":"Supreme Court to hear case on phone location warrants used to catch bank robber"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-15367","index":0}Geofence warrants turn the usual way of pursuing suspects on its head (Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*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_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceS...