U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 25, 2012
High Court rules use of GPS tracking device is a search
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that people have constitutional protections against authorities tracking their movements by attaching a GPS device to their vehicle.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - In a narrow decision teeing up further litigation over privacy in the digital age, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously that people have constitutional protections against authorities tracking their movements by attaching a GPS device to their vehicle.
The court recognized that GPS monitoring is a search under the Fourth Amendment - meaning it must be reasonable. But the j...
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