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 →

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 →

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 →

GPS Tracking Program in Santa Fe for Repeat Burglary Cases TAGS: Burglary | Crime Prevention | GPS Tracking | repeat offenders | Santa Fe Email With overcrowded prisons and the high cost of incarcerating a criminal, officials in Santa Fe, New Mexico have recently started a new program that they hope will ease the burden …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 →

Santa Fe Tests Plan to Reduce Overcrowding in Jails with GPS Tracking TAGS: ankle monitoring | GPS tracking device | jail overpopulation | Santa Fe Email Criminal recidivism rates run very high in America and almost none higher than burglary. The re-arrest rate for burglars in this country is about 74% according to the Bureau of …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 →

Controversial Criminal GPS Tracking Program in New Mexico TAGS: Crime Prevention | prison over-population | sex offender tracking Email Santa Fe police have implemented a new program for keeping an eye on criminals convicted for property crimes using GPS tracking devices. It is the first program like it in …Continue reading →