U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 8, 2012
Warrantless GPS surveillance approved by 9th Circuit panel
Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against warrantless surveillance of GPS devices earlier this year, a 9th Circuit panel approved the government's use of the devices Monday because the 2007 search took place long before that decision.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The vexed question of warrantless police surveillance using GPS devices secretly attached to suspects' vehicles was back before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday - and despite a January U.S. Supreme Court decision to the contrary, warrantless tracking won.
A three-judge panel held that the high court's decision this year came too late to affect the 2007 search in question.
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