Before the Court in Carpenter v. United States
The Justices Weigh in on Police Use of Cell-Site Records
At 10:05 a.m. on April 25, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 16-402, Timothy Carpenter v. United States. At 11:27 a.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Nathan F. Wessler, counsel of record for the Petitioner, and Michael R. Dreeben, deputy U.S. solicitor general for the Respondent. Argument on behalf of Timothy Carpenter JUSTICE KENNEDY: So what is the rule that you want us to adopt in this case, assuming that we keep [United States v.] Miller [1976] and Smith v. Maryland [1979] on the…
