High court: warrant needed for GPS tracking

by Phantom Report on January 23, 2012

Source: AP

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects.

Associate Justice Antonin Scalia said that the government’s installation of a GPS device, and its use to monitor the vehicle’s movements, constitutes a search, meaning that a warrant is required.

“By attaching the device to the Jeep” that Jones was using, “officers encroached on a protected area,” Scalia wrote.

All nine justices agreed that the placement of the GPS on the Jeep violated the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable search and seizure.

U.S. v. Jones, 10-1259

If an executive order is put into place to declare economic martial law and  suspend  U.S. Constitutional rights, this judgement is void.

All of your personal activiites are already monitored whether you like or not.  Patriot Act and NDAA.

 

 

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