United States v. Jones GPS Monitoring, Property, and Privacy

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional amendments.

Electronic surveillance.

Judge-made law.

Police.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Examines three decisions in Supreme Court case United States volume Jones , which considered whether Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures applied to the police placing a GPS device on a personal vehicle without warrant. Summarizes divergent justice opinions on whether it was the attachment of the GPS device or the long-term monitoring itself that constituted an actual search. Discusses implications of Supreme Court ruling for police use of various kinds of technology and for search warrant requirements

Notes:

CRS Report

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. United States v. Jones

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-AML-0144

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