Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are Categorically Unconstitutional

Re:Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are Categor... by Terr_ on Monday August 12, 2024 @07:02PM (#41230352)

> You would not get a search warrant in that case

Hold up, exactly how did you come to that conclusion?

What's the rationale that separates 1 car from {too_many} for probable cause?

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I feel there's a risk of conflating:

1. Good reason to believe X is somehow involved a crime.

2. Probable cause to search for/inside something owned by X.

While there is a strong correlation between the answers to those two questions, they are definitely not the same.

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Re:Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are Categor... by CPLX on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @02:05AM (#41232741)

The guy is making no sense. Or picked a bad fact pattern to make a point.

In the case he's describing you'd just get a search warrant for the garage and everything in it. Or, if you could establish probable cause (which seems likely here) you'd just go look for the drugs.

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Re:Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are Categor... by hwillis on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @12:52PM (#41237144)

I wanted something slightly more realistic. It works just as well if the garage is an apartment building where everyone keeps their apartment unlocked.

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