The Latest Breaking News from Chatrie

Flock's Gunfire Alerts Raise a New Fourth Amendment Question

Gun owners should be paying attention to how police use gunfire microphones in conjunction with license plate cameras.

Reason · Sep 22

Use of Flock Cameras Is Not a Fourth Amendment "Search," District Court Rules

The first post-Chatrie ruling on the question.

Reason · Sep 16

New tech adds phone tracking to license plate readers, associating devices with identifiable cars

Imagine that you share a ride to work with the same colleague most mornings. As it passes by a license plate reader, the camera records the car, which can be linked through vehicle records to its registered owner. Beside it, another sensor detects signals broadcast by devices traveling nearby, such…

The Conversation · Aug 11

A Few Thoughts on the Chatrie Oral Argument

On the whole, a good morning for the government.

Reason · Apr 27

Links to My Posts on Chatrie v. United States, the Geofence Warrant Case

Fourteen posts in all, from 2022 to the present.

Reason · Apr 25

The Difficulty of the Search Question: More Thoughts on Chatrie

Another in a series.

Reason · Apr 24

The Slowing of Fourth Amendment Law, and Now Advisory Opinions: A Comment on Chatrie v. United States

The second in a series.

Reason · Apr 16

A Narrow Resolution on Geofence Warrants?: A Thought on Chatrie

The first in a series.

Reason · Apr 14

My Amicus Brief in the Geofence Warrant Case, United States v. Chatrie

The case will be argued April 27th.

Reason · Apr 2

Final Version, "Data Scanning and the Fourth Amendment"

Especially relevant for United States v. Chatrie, the geofence warrant case.

Reason · Feb 24