{"id":16903,"date":"2026-07-05T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=16903"},"modified":"2026-06-30T17:20:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T21:20:42","slug":"google-location-history-fourth-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/google-location-history-fourth-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Location History and the Fourth Amendment | Chatrie v. United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"460\">Google Location History now carries Fourth Amendment protection when police obtain it from Google during a criminal investigation. On June 29, 2026, the United States Supreme Court held in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Chatrie-v.-United-States.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chatrie v. United States<\/a><\/em>\u00a0that police conduct a search when they acquire historical cell phone location data from Google, even when the request covers only a limited time and even though Google keeps the records on its servers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"666\">That does not make every digital location search unlawful. It does not mean the evidence in <em data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"563\">Chatrie<\/em> must be suppressed. It does not prevent police from using location data to investigate serious crimes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"952\"><strong>Key Point<\/strong> | Google Location History is not routine business paperwork simply because a technology company stores it. It can reveal where a phone traveled, where it stopped, and what private places it reached. When the government demands that information, the Fourth Amendment applies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/google-location-history-fourth-amendment\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Google Location History and the Fourth Amendment | Chatrie v. United States\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Location History now carries Fourth Amendment protection when police obtain it from Google during a criminal investigation. On June 29, 2026, the United States Supreme Court held in Chatrie v. 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