The Fifth Circuit has ruled that geofence warrants, which seek to gather information on anyone within a specific area at a given time, are categorically unconstitutional.
eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/federal-appeals-court-finds-geofence-warrants-are-categorically-unconstitutional
This is pretty clear from the plain wording of the Fourth Amendment, but it's always good to see a court that can read.
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