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CARPENTER v. UNITED STATES
Syllabus
warrant is required only in the rare case where the suspect has a legitimate privacy interest in records held by a third party. And even
though the Government will generally need a warrant to access
CSLI, case-specific exceptions—e.g., exigent circumstances—may
support a warrantless search. Pp. 18–22.
819 F. 3d 880, reversed and remanded.
ROBERTS, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which GINSBREYER, SOTOMAYOR, and KAGAN, JJ., joined. KENNEDY, J., filed a
dissenting opinion, in which THOMAS and ALITO, JJ., joined. THOMAS, J.,
filed a dissenting opinion. ALITO, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which
THOMAS, J., joined. GORSUCH, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
BURG,