Decided
Chatrie v. United States
Holding
Police officers conducted a Fourth Amendment search when they acquired Okello Chatrie’s location data from Google because an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy in his cellphone location information.
Judgment
Vacated and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Elena Kagan on Jun 29, 2026. Justice Jackson wrote a concurring opinion, joined by Justice Sotomayor. Justice Gorsuch wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment. Justice Alito wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justice Thomas as to Part I and by Justice Barrett as to Parts II–B, II–C–1, and II–C–2. Barrett also wrote a dissenting opinion.
Vote
6
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KaganRobertsSotomayorGorsuchKavanaughJackson
AlitoThomasBarrett
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Jul 28, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 29, 2025)Aug 20, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 29, 2025 to September 29, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 21, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 29, 2025.
Aug 29, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability, Inc. filed.Aug 29, 2025Brief amicus curiae of X Corp. filed.Sep 22, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 29, 2025 to October 29, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.Sep 23, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 29, 2025.
Oct 23, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 29, 2025 to November 24, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.Oct 24, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 24, 2025.
Nov 24, 2025Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.Dec 8, 2025Reply of petitioner Okello Chatrie filed. (Distributed)Dec 10, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
Jan 12, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
Jan 16, 2026Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Feb 11, 2026SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 27, 2026.
Feb 23, 2026Brief of petitioner Okello Chatrie filed.Feb 23, 2026Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)Feb 23, 2026Motion for leave to file Volume III of the joint appendix under seal filed by petitioner Okello Chatrie.Feb 25, 2026Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Feb 27, 2026Brief amici curiae of Center for Democracy & Technology, et al. filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amici curiae of Eight Law Professors filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of NetChoice filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability, Inc. filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amici curiae of The Innocence Project and the Center on Race, et al. filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of X Corp. filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Brian L. Owsley filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amici curiae of Law & Technology, et al. filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Restore the Fourth, Inc. filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Google LLC filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.Mar 2, 2026Brief amici curiae of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of The Press, et al. filed.Mar 3, 2026Sealed material received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Mar 9, 2026Motion for leave to file Volume III of the joint appendix under seal GRANTED.
Mar 9, 2026Brief amicus curiae of James W. Harper in support of neither party filed.Mar 9, 2026Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice in support of neither party filed.Mar 9, 2026Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute in support of neither party filed.Mar 9, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Microsoft Corporation in support of neither party filed.Mar 9, 2026Brief amici curiae of Technologists in support of neither party filed.Mar 9, 2026Brief amicus curiae of The Policing Project at New York University School of Law in support of neither party filed.Mar 9, 2026Brief amici curiae of Software & Information Industry Association and Computer & Communications Industry Association in support of neither party filed.Mar 16, 2026Sealed material electronically received from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and available with the Clerk.
Mar 25, 2026Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)Mar 30, 2026CIRCULATED
Apr 1, 2026Brief amici curiae of Iowa, et al. filed. (Distributed)Apr 1, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Professor Orin S. Kerr filed. (Distributed)Apr 1, 2026Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)Apr 17, 2026Reply of Okello Chatrie not accepted for filing. (April 17, 2026 - to be resubmitted).
Apr 17, 2026Reply of petitioner Okello Chatrie filed (April 17, 2026). (Distributed)Apr 27, 2026Argued. For petitioner: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jun 29, 2026Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kavanaugh, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Jackson, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined as to Part I, and in which Barrett,
J., joined as to Parts II–B, II–C–1, and II–C–2. Barrett, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Jul 31, 2026Judgment Issued.Recommended Citation: Chatrie v. United States, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/chatrie-v-united-states/