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Guardian Mindset Podcast

Guardian Mindset Podcast

The Digital Guardian: Chatrie v. United States and the Future of Digital Policing

Jul 21, 2026 · 56m

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Technology is transforming policing faster than policy, training, and case law can keep pace. In this episode of the Guardian Mindset Podcast, Attorney Eric Daigle examines the Supreme Court’s 2026 decision in Chatrie v. United States and what it means for geofence warrants, digital evidence, and the Fourth Amendment. The case began with a 2019 credit union robbery in Midlothian, Virginia. With no identified suspect, investigators obtained a geofence warrant requiring Google to provide location information for cell phones near the credit union around the time of the crime. That process ultimately helped identify Okello Chatrie. The Supreme Court held that law enforcement conducts a Fourth…