Digital personal data is protected by the Fourth Amendment
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🗓️ 8 July 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
We're still unpacking the slew of consequential Supreme Court decisions that came down at the end of the term last week. Among them was a 6-3 ruling on digital data privacy.
In Chatrie v. United States, the Court found digital data does fall under the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, law professor at George Washington University and author of the recent book “Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance," explains more.
“Chatrie v. United States” opinion from the Supreme Court of The United States
“Supreme Court limits use of 'geofence warrants' amid cellphone data privacy concerns” from ABC News
Bluesky thread post on the 6-3 ruling from Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
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