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US Supreme Court rules that GPS Monitoring without a warrant is unconstitutional!

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US Supreme Court rules that GPS Monitoring without a warrant is unconstitutional!
Tiberius Offline
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US Supreme Court rules that GPS Monitoring without a warrant is unconstitutional!
January 23, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Victory! http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01...ps-ruling/
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RE: US Supreme Court rules that GPS Monitoring without a warrant is unconstitutional!
January 23, 2012 at 2:56 pm
This is great news, but, why the fuck did it get to the Supreme Court, it was obviously unconstitutional to begin with, wasn't it?
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RE: US Supreme Court rules that GPS Monitoring without a warrant is unconstitutional!
January 23, 2012 at 3:16 pm
The Obama administration didn't seem to think so. They've been installing GPS trackers on people's cars for years without them knowing.
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RE: US Supreme Court rules that GPS Monitoring without a warrant is unconstitutional!
January 23, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Oh right, Jesus, when does the US Government not ignore the Constitution? Seems like it's more of a 'guideline'. That's such a disgusting invasion. Urgh, probably why i'm becoming far more socially liberal.
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RE: US Supreme Court rules that GPS Monitoring without a warrant is unconstitutional!
January 23, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Socially liberal FTW.
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RE: US Supreme Court rules that GPS Monitoring without a warrant is unconstitutional!
January 23, 2012 at 3:44 pm
(January 23, 2012 at 2:56 pm)5thHorseman Wrote: This is great news, but, why the fuck did it get to the Supreme Court, it was obviously unconstitutional to begin with, wasn't it?

Because lower courts disagreed.

The reliance on a 1983 decision about beepers was a stretch. Of course, law has a hard time keeping up with technology in any case.
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RE: US Supreme Court rules that GPS Monitoring without a warrant is unconstitutional!
January 23, 2012 at 3:48 pm
Well about fucking time. Why they don't just stop with this counter-terrorism bullshit in the first place.... L'sigh

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RE: US Supreme Court rules that GPS Monitoring without a warrant is unconstitutional!
January 23, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Good. 'bout time.
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RE: US Supreme Court rules that GPS Monitoring without a warrant is unconstitutional!
January 23, 2012 at 6:13 pm
I didn't even know there was a case like this going to the Supreme Court, but I'm glad they ruled the way they did. I mean, it's not like it's really all that hard to get a search warrant, anyway. All it takes is a judge who believes whatever the cops tell him.
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RE: US Supreme Court rules that GPS Monitoring without a warrant is unconstitutional!
January 24, 2012 at 2:36 am
'Bout time the Supreme Court did something good!
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