Limits on cloud search warrants
Kimberley Ann Tew v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- The Supreme Court refused to hear Kimberley Ann Tew’s challenge to a warrant allowing officers to search an iCloud account for evidence tied to six criminal laws.
- Who it affects
- Tew did not receive a Supreme Court decision on her claim, and the Court did not endorse either side’s position.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Tew argued the warrant was so broad that officers could not rely on the rule that may protect evidence gathered when officers reasonably rely on a warrant; the Court did not decide that question.
The dispute concerns a rule that may protect evidence gathered when officers reasonably rely on a warrant.
Question presented
Whether a warrant authorizing officers to search an iCloud account for violations of six “extremely broad” criminal statutes (Pet. App. 31a)—including the federal conspiracy and wire-fraud statutes—is so facially overbroad as to preclude application of the Leon good faith exception.
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More questions
- What is the good-faith exception?
- It may allow evidence to be used when officers reasonably rely on a warrant.
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.