Tag: GPS monitoring
By Jeralyn, Section Court Decisions
Posted on Sat Apr 16, 2011 at 09:32:12 PM EST
Tags: GPS monitoring (all tags)
Posted on Sat Apr 16, 2011 at 09:32:12 PM EST
Tags: GPS monitoring (all tags)
In August, 2010, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals became the first federal appeals court to rule that prolonged GPS tracking of a suspect's vehicle without a warrant violated the Fourth Amendment. In doing so, it reversed a conviction and life sentence of an alleged major drug trafficker.
This week, the Obama Administration petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari in the case, asking it to find neither probable cause nor a warrant is required. You can read the petition, which has the circuit court's opinion attached, here. [More...]
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