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Jamarr Smith, Thomas Iroko Ayodele, and Gilbert McThunel, II v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-60321 · judgment August 9, 2024
Question presented
This case involves a “geofence warrant” that authorized a dragnet search of millions of Google users’ Location History data. The Fifth Circuit correctly held that such warrants are categorically unconstitutional, just like the reviled “general warrants” that gave rise to the Fourth Amendment. Still, the court upheld the convictions based upon these warrants under the “good faith” doctrine. (App. 37) (citing United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897 (1984)). Application of the good-faith doctrine here undermines fundamental Fourth Amendment protections by eroding the prohibition on general warrants and incentivizing the government’s reckless use of digital surveillance technologies before judges have the opportunity to evaluate their constitutionality. The question presented is: Whether the good-faith doctrine applies to digital-age general warrants.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Goodloe Tankersley Lewis
Hickman, Goza & Spragins, PLLC
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Nov 10 2025Petition DENIED.
- Oct 16 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
- Oct 15 2025Reply of petitioners Jamarr Smith, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 02 2025Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Sep 16 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 2, 2025.
- Sep 15 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 17, 2025 to October 2, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 08 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 17, 2025.
- Aug 07 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 18, 2025 to September 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jun 23 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 18, 2025.
- Jun 18 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 18, 2025 to August 18, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jun 11 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 18, 2025.
- Jun 10 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 18, 2025 to July 18, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 13 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 18, 2025)
- Mar 28 2025Application (24A933) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 13, 2025.
- Mar 26 2025Application (24A933) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 14, 2025 to June 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.