Entries tagged with: US v Jones
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EPIC Files Suit for FBI "Sting Ray" Cell Phone Tracking Documents
EPIC has filed a FOIA lawsuit against the FBI for documents related to the Government's use of cell phone tracking technology, known as "Sting Ray.".For more than 15 years the FBI has used cell-site simulator technology to track the location...
EPIC Urges Court to Uphold Location Privacy in Cell Phone Tracking Case
EPIC filed a "Friend of the Court" brief in the Fifth Circuit urging the court to uphold Fourth Amendment protections for cell phone users. In the case, In re US for Historical Cell-Site Data, the lower court held that the...
EPIC Urges Court to Uphold Location Privacy in Cell Phone Tracking Case
EPIC filed a "friend of the court" brief in the New Jersey Supreme Court urging the court to uphold Fourth Amendment protections for cell phone users. In State of New Jersey v. Thomas W. Earls, the lower court held that...
Supreme Court Upholds Fourth Amendment in GPS Tracking Case
Today the Supreme Court unanimously held in U.S. v. Jones that the warrantless use of a GPS tracking device by the police violated the Fourth Amendment. The Court said that a warrant is required "[w]here, as here, the government obtains...
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in GPS Tracking Case
The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on November 8 to determine whether the warrantless use of a GPS tracking device by the police violates the Fourth Amendment. EPIC filed a "friend of the court" brief in US v....
EPIC Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Fourth Amendment in GPS Case
EPIC filed a "friend of the court" brief in the United States Supreme Court urging the Court to limit the scope of pervasive GPS surveillance by upholding robust Fourth Amendment protections. Along with 30 legal and technical experts, EPIC argued...
Federal Judge: Locational Data Protected Under Fourth Amendment
A Federal judge has ruled that to law enforcement officers must have a warrant to access cell phone locational data. Courts are divided regarding whether or not this type of data should be protected by a warrant requirement. Judge...
High Court To Decide Major GPS Tracking Case
The Supreme Court will decide if warrantless locational tracking violates the Fourth Amendment. The Court granted review of a District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals opinion on two legal questions. The first is whether police need a warrant to...
US v. Jones
Concerning Warrantless GPS Installation and Tracking Under the Fourth Amendment Latest News | Questions Presented | Background | Opinion | EPIC's Interest in Jones | Legal Documents | Resources | News Reports Top News : () Questions Presented (1) Whether...
