Obama Administration Wants to Take Warrant Requirement for GPS Use to Supreme Court – All Points Blog
By Adena Schutzberg, Directions Magazine, April 18, 2011
On Friday Apr 15 the administration asked the Supreme Court to take a case to determine whether the police need a warrant before using a GPS device to track a suspect’s movements. A recent appeal by a lower court reversed a conviction because the police did not obtain a warrant. That case was in Washington, but other federal appeals court have ruled warrants are not required.
See also:
http://bit.ly/ge308C and http://tinyurl.com/3rpdua6
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