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Supreme Court Bolsters Tech Privacy with Landmark Ruling

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has bolstered tech privacy, declaring that bulk collection of phone location data from a geographic area constitutes a Fourth Amendment search. This game-changing decision protects individuals' reasonable expectation of privacy, limiting government access to their personal data.

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Supreme Court Upholds Mail-In Ballots Arriving After Election Day

In a major ruling, the Supreme Court has decided that mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day can still be counted even if they arrive up to five days later. This 5-4 decision, penned by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, clears the way for states to include these late-arriving ballots in their election tallies.

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Supreme Court Probes Geofence Surveillance Limits

The Supreme Court is scrutinizing the limits of geofence surveillance, with Justice Samuel Alito bluntly questioning whether the issue belongs in a courtroom or a law review. The case, Chatrie v. The United States, challenges the constitutionality of sweeping geofence warrants used to obtain location data from tech giants like Google.

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Supreme Court Weighs Limits on Geofence Warrants

The Supreme Court is set to tackle a pressing question: do geofence warrants, a relatively new law enforcement tool, overstep constitutional boundaries? This high-stakes case, Chatrie v. The United States, could have far-reaching implications for digital privacy and police power.

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