Local analyst weighs in on SCOTUS taking cell phone location case

BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB)- Monday, the Supreme Court announced it’s taking on a new case; Carpenter v. United States
“They’re getting a lot of requests from lower courts. A lot of federal courts, even some state courts are looking at that issue,” said local attorney Barry Covert.
That issue, is how private our devices deserve to be.
The original 2011 case from Michigan relied on location records from a cell company without a warrant. Those records helped the prosecution li