US supreme court hears whether smartphone location data warrants infringe users’ privacy | Technology

The US supreme court is considering whether sprawling warrants for smartphone location data infringe on Americans’ privacy rights and violate the constitution. Justices heard opening arguments in Chatrie v United States on Monday that concerned law enforcement’s reliance on so-called “geofence warrants” in difficult cases. The case was originally brought by Okello Chatrie, whose phone…

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Virginia weighs legality of new congressional map favoring Democrats that could reshape US House | Virginia

Virginia supreme court justices on Monday questioned whether the state’s Democratic-led legislature complied with constitutional requirements when it sent a congressional redistricting plan to voters, in a case that carries high stakes for the balance of power in the US House. The new districts, which could net Democrats four additional seats, won narrow voter approval…

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