The state Assembly has passed a bill that would allow judges to order GPS monitoring for people who violate restraining orders.

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A federal case in St. Louis will be one of the first in the nation to test the application of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision declaring the use of GPS tracking a search under the Fourth Amendment.

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The Government's attachment of a GPS device to a vehicle, and its use of that device to monitor that vehicle, constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment.

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In a case that had the justices questioning just how far the expectation of privacy extends in a world of ever-evolving technologies, the U.S. Supreme Court considered Tuesday whether the police’s use of a warrantless GPS tracking device on a suspect’s car violated the Fourth Amendment.

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Yesterday was the First Monday in October, established by 28 U.S.C. sec. 2, as the beginning of a new term of the U.S. Supreme Court (not to mention a rather lousy play from back in the 1970s).

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By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – A bipartisan group that includes former leaders of the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday called for limits on law enforcement’s use of GPS and other powerful technologies to track the ...

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This U.S. Supreme Court term has all the makings of a blockbuster, with issues such as the constitutionality of the federal health care reform law, the ability of states to pass tough immigration enforcement laws and same-sex marriage rights all set to fall squarely at the Court’s doorstep.

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Judges in Wisconsin might soon be required to consider GPS tracking of individuals who violate restraining orders related to abuse or harassment cases. The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce and Government Operations voted 5-0 to pass the measure Tuesday ...

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