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Thursday, July 14, 2011

GPS in SCOTUS

On June 27, 2011, the Supreme Court granted cert in United States v. Antoine Jones, No. 10--1259 (June 27, 2011). Decision below at 615 F.3d 544.

Question Presented:
Whether warrantless use of tracking device on defendant's vehicle to monitor the vehicle's movements on public street violated the Fourth Amendment.

Court also directed the parties to brief and argue the issue of whether the government violated the defendant's Fourth Amendment rights by installing a GPS tracking device on the defendant's vehicle without a valid warrant and without the defendant's consent.