Warrant for Cell Phone and Cell Site Records

On June 5, 2017 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear and review a case of whether law enforcement and prosecutors will need to first obtain a search warrant in order to review a person’s cell phone records and cell-site records revealing the location and movements of a cell phone user. The Supreme Court Justices will be reviewing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit’s decision in Carpenter v. United States. If the U.S. Supreme Court rules that a search warrant is necessary, it will raise the bar for the government to have to show more than just reasonable suspicion, but the higher standard of probable cause. Stay Tuned....