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Chatrie v. United States

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Supreme Court of the United States
Chatrie v. United States
Docket number: 25-112
Term: 2025
Court: United States Supreme Court
Important dates
Pending
Court membership
Chief Justice John RobertsClarence ThomasSamuel AlitoSonia SotomayorElena KaganNeil GorsuchBrett KavanaughAmy Coney BarrettKetanji Brown Jackson

Chatrie v. United States is a case scheduled for argument before the Supreme Court of the United States during the court's October 2025-2026 term.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • The questions presented: "1. Whether the execution of the geofence warrant violated the Fourth Amendment."[1]
  • The outcome: The appeal is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • The case came on a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. To review the lower court's opinion, click here.

    Timeline

    The following timeline details key events in this case:

    • January 16, 2026: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
    • July 28, 2025: Okello T. Chatrie appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
    • April 30, 2025: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

    Questions presented

    The petitioner presented the following questions to the court:[1]

    Questions presented:
    1. Whether the execution of the geofence warrant violated the Fourth Amendment.[2]

    Oral argument

    Audio

    Audio of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Transcript

    A transcript of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Outcome

    The case is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.

    October term 2025-2026

    See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2025-2026

    The Supreme Court began hearing cases for the term on October 6, 2025. The court's yearly term begins on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October the following year. The court generally releases the majority of its decisions by mid-June.[3]


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    Footnotes

    1. 1.0 1.1 Supreme Court of the United States, "25-112 CHATRIE V. UNITED STATES QP", January 16, 2026
    2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    3. SupremeCourt.gov, "The Supreme Court at Work: The Term and Caseload," accessed January 24, 2022