The U.S. Supreme Court hears the following back-to-back oral arguments in two high-stakes cases involving digital privacy and corporate liability at 10 a.m. ET on April 27.
1. Chatrie v. United States (25-112)
The court will decide whether “geofence warrants”—which allow police to obtain location data for every cell phone in a specific area—violate the Fourth Amendment. This landmark case stems from a bank robbery investigation where a 150-meter digital dragnet led to the identification and conviction of Okello Chatrie.
2. Monsanto Co. v. Durnell (24-1068)
The justices will determine if federal pesticide law preempts state “failure-to-warn” claims regarding the weedkiller Roundup. The outcome could reshape mass tort litigation by deciding if manufacturers can be sued for not including cancer warnings that the Environmental Protection Agency has not explicitly required….