Earlier this week, the Fourth Circuit handed down its en banc ruling in the closely-watched geofence warrant case that I have blogged about here at Volokh, United States v. Chatrie.
The majority opinion is a very quick read. It consists entirely of the following: "PER CURIAM: The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED." After that comes 124 pages of separate opinions, consisting of seven concurrences and one dissent.
Here's a summary of the eight separate opinions, followed by some quick thoughts. I'll assume the reader is familiar with the case from my 2022 post, and just jump into the opinions:
