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U.S. Supreme Court, GPS Darts & George Orwell

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

The case of U.S. v. Jones is set for oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court next week and may resolve whether police may physically attach a GPS transmitter on a person’s car to track its movements for an extended period of time — without a warrant.

Read the article from this month’s Palm Beach Bar Bulletin, “The Supreme Court, GPS Darts & George Orwell.”

The underlying opinion is here.  The order on rehearing is here.  The SCOTUS briefing schedule is here.

The ABA Journal piece, Sky-High Spy, is here.

Another recent cellphone tracking case (in Florida) is here.