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GPS Surveillance and the Fourth Amendment

Robert Loblaw writes on The Decision of the Day Blog:

Does the Fourth Amendment allow the government to surreptitiously install a GPS tracking device on a suspect’s car and then track his movements? The circuits are split on this question, but today the Seventh Circuit joins those courts that have found no constitutional violation.

In this case, the GPS device revealed frequent visits to a rural tract of land. When police went to the location, they discovered a meth lab. The defendant was convicted and he appealed, arguing that using the GPS device to uncover the meth lab violated his Fourth Amendment rights.

posted by Fergie @ 2/02/2007 07:25:00 PM