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Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Apr. 24, 2025

9th Circuit lifts injunction on SF sheriff's pretrial monitoring program

The ACLU vowed to seek en banc review of the ruling that warrantless tracking and searches can be constitutional when court-ordered with consent.

9th Circuit lifts injunction on SF sheriff's pretrial monitoring program
Senior 9th Circuit Judge Jay S. Bybee

A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday vacated an Oakland district judge's preliminary injunction against a sheriff's department program that allows criminal defendants to be released if they agree to wear electronic monitors and warrantless searches.

The San Francisco Sheriff's Office program, known as Pre-Trial Electronic Monitoring, or PTEM, requires the defendants to agree to have their information shared with other law enforcement agencies....

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