Supreme Court Ruling Could Make or Break First-Degree Murder Trial TAGS: kansas | Murder Trial | supreme court | Warrantless GPS tracking Email In wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling, calling warrantless GPS tracking unconstitutional, attorneys around the country are digging through their cases and filing appeals. Eric Vernon, Shon Pernice’s defense …Continue reading →

Bill Passed to Speed U.S. Air Traffic Control’s Move to GPS TAGS: Air travel | Congress | FAA | GPS technology Email GPS technology has been innovating the aviation industry for years, but not as quickly as Congress might want. Although GPS technology is owned and maintained by the U.S., the Federal …Continue reading →

CA Arson Suspect Tracked Without Warrant TAGS: Arson | CA fires | GPS Tracking | supreme court | Warrantless GPS tracking Email After many mixed rulings across the country regarding whether or not police need a warrant to track suspects with GPS, the Supreme Court announced the final verdict: evidence obtained from …Continue reading →

Controversy in Chicago Over Possible Taxicab GPS Mandate TAGS: Chicago | GPS Tracking | Mandate | taxis Email It makes perfect sense, doesn’t it? The Chicago City Council held a vote in January to modify the regulations on its taxi cabs. The vote, designed to increase customer satisfaction …Continue reading →

Supreme Court Throws Monkey Wrench Into Justice Department GPS Tracking TAGS: GPS Tracking | Opinion | supreme court | warrants Email The Supreme Court has spoken, and the Justice Department is not happy–much less the legal community as a whole. The current buzz is that the Court backed off on the opportunity to …Continue reading →

Serial Rapist Verdict Will Probably Stand in Wake of Supreme Court GPS Ruling TAGS: GPS Tracking | supreme court | tennessee | Warrant Email Shock waves are still rippling through the US legal system after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement agencies must obtain a warrant before tracking suspects with a GPS …Continue reading →

Supreme Court Decides Warrants Needed for GPS Tracking TAGS: constitution | privacy | United States v. Jones | US Supreme Court | Warrant | warrantless tracking Email In a historical case, the highest courts in the land, the U.S. Supreme Court, ruled that law enforcement are required to obtain a warrant before monitoring a suspect with a …Continue reading →

Big Brother and GPS Tracking TAGS: 1984 | Big Brother | Big Government | GPS Tracking | Orwell | privacy | Warrant Email Orwell’s book 1984 raised alarms about big government always watching, but his fictional work is creeping ever closer to reality. As more cases involving GPS tracking come to light, citizens …Continue reading →

Motorola Pulls E911 Patent from Suit TAGS: Apple | E911 | GPS device | lawsuit | Motorola | patent Email In December 2011, Motorola filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against Apple over six patents. One of the patents in question was removed from the complaint a …Continue reading →

New GPS Tracking Law in Vermont is Unpopular TAGS: constitution | GPS Tracking | vermont Email Because of recent laws, the state of Vermont can no longer handle search warrants the way that they were previously handled. Up until recently, courts in Vermont were able to …Continue reading →