Update: Eleventh Circuit En Banc Showdown Set For February 24th On Key Constitutional Issue Surrounding Cell Phone Tower Data

Earlier this month, I posted on a key developing issue churning its way through the the federal courts involving whether cell phone tower data can be secured by the government without first obtaining a search warrant.  That piece can be found here:  The Great Cell Phone Tower Data Debate Bound To Hit SCOTUS' Docket Soon – Are We Living In George Orwell's 1984?

A docket entry from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in USA v. Quartavious Davis  revealed late last week that the stage is now set for en banc  review of an earlier decision by a panel from the Eleventh Circuit in which the appellate court ruled that it was a constitutional violation to secure cell phone tower data without a search warrant.  The docket entry confirmed that oral argument is scheduled for February 24, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia.  Numerous amicus briefs have also been filed in what seems to be a case ultimately headed for the United States Supreme Court.