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Colorado Supreme Court hears first-of-its-kind challenge to police’s use of Google search terms to ID murder suspects

Prosecution in Green Valley Ranch arson-murder on hold pending ruling on legality of reverse keyword search warrant

The fence surrounding the burned home of the Diol family is covered with old bouquets, stuffed animals and other remembrances on Jan. 27, 2021. Denver police used a reverse keyword search warrant to identify and arrested three teenagers in connection with the arson that killed five members of the Diol family, including two children, in this Green Valley Ranch home.
The fence surrounding the burned home of the Diol family is covered with old bouquets, stuffed animals and other remembrances on Jan. 27, 2021. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 4:  Shelly Bradbury - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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The groundbreaking legal case considers for the first time in Colorado — and, attorneys said, nationally — whether police can legally issue search warrants that require Google to turn over account information for any users who searched particular keywords in a particular time frame.
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