Another victory for privacy rights! The Fourth Circuit has ruled in Andrews v. Baltimore City Police Department that real-time cellphone tracking is a search under the Fourth Amendment and requires a warrant.

The Court cited the Supreme Court’s decision in Chatrie v. United States, recognizing “that individuals have a heightened expectation of privacy both in their cellphones’ contents and historical location data.”

An internal Department of Homeland Security email raises new questions about the agency's efforts to hunt for non-U.S. citizens who may be on state voter rolls or have cast ballots in the past. @Ximena_Bustillo #NPR buff.ly/SVJzamB

AI-powered surveillance is spreading fast across Maine, with license plate readers and AI-enabled cameras logging where people go, often with no vote, no public notice, and no warrant.

He warns these systems subvert the Fourth Amendment's protection against warrantless searches, even where courts have called the cameras constitutional, by letting law enforcement pool every database "in one place so that they essentially have a panopticon at their fingertips."

Don't miss NACDL's 25th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference! This FREE, live virtual conference runs October 20-22, bringing together defense attorneys, policymakers, and advocates to learn from experts on key state criminal justice policy topics.

This year's panels cover: •Extreme sentencing •The trial penalty in California •Reforming prosecutorial absolute immunity •Race and drug testing during pregnancy •AI and other technology to surveil and criminalize youth •Competency to stand trial