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2012-01-23 Home Front: Politix

SCOTUS: GPS Tracking Qualifies as Search

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Posted by gorb 2012-01-23 13:42|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Scalia wrote the primary decision.

Alito, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan agree 4th Amendment.

Sotomayer said 4th Amendment, but specifically applied "usurpation of property" (his vehicle), adding to the general agreement. However, she added mention of non-usurpation through electronic means as still covered, though with very little precedent. Foreshadowing?

Here is the .pdf of the entire decision. They put some work into this one.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-01-23 16:49|| 2012-01-23 16:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds to me like the police pretty much made the Court's decision for them; IIUC they actually got a warrant to place the tracker, but it was for DC and a certain time frame, but they placed it outside DC and outside the time frame. Made it hard for them to consistently claim they didn't need a warrant.

Posted by Glenmore 2012-01-23 20:30|| 2012-01-23 20:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Good - now iff only the SCOTUS can make a similar decision about Govt-Public non-consensual viewing, reading, stoppage of transmittal, + even [text-in-process] ALTERING, etc. of Personal Emails = aka Private Correspondence.

* FYI WAFF > POLICE STATE USA + NDAA: CREATING AMERICAN TERRORISTS.

Lets not fergit various forms of violent Sectarianism, Anarchies, Intrigues + perhaps ultimately CIVIL WAR???

["THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLE' DIXIE DOWN" = SONG here].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-23 22:44|| 2012-01-23 22:44|| Front Page Top

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