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Flowers adorn a garden in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on March 31, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

The Supreme Court is about to decide how far geofence warrants can go

Chatrie v. United States asks whether a single warrant can justify a location-data dragnet — and what “probable cause” means when the search starts with basically everyone…

Apr 22, 2026 By Tim Starks

Uighur rights activist Nursimangul Abdureshid poses during an interview in Istanbul on March 12, 2022. She lost contact with her family back in China in 2018 and has been unable to find them. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP via Getty Images)

Chinese state media propaganda found in 88% of Google, Bing news searches

Brookings researchers conducted their study over 120 days.

May 31, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley