The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case involving important privacy issues surrounding police placement of GPS tracking devices on suspects’ vehicles without a search warrant. Opponents argue that such … Continue reading “U.S. Supreme Court to Decide if Warrant is Needed to Track Suspects With GPS”
Category: Search and Seizure
SCOTUS to Decide if Government Needs Warrant to Put GPS Device on Suspect’s Car
In an important case for privacy rights, United States v. Jones, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide if the police need a search warrant to put a GPS … Continue reading “SCOTUS to Decide if Government Needs Warrant to Put GPS Device on Suspect’s Car”
Warrantless Cell Phone Searches Ruled Legal in California
In a 5-2 decision, the California Supreme Court held that a warrantless earch of a suspect’s cell phone 90 minutes after arrest did not violate the Fourth Amendment’s guarantee against … Continue reading “Warrantless Cell Phone Searches Ruled Legal in California”
