Use of GPS device is constitutional 
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 10, 2010
Tags: Fourth Amendment, Global Positioning System, GPS, search and seizure
Police didn’t violate the Fourth Amendment when they placed a tracking device on the bumper of a suspected rapist’s work van, the Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a conviction.
Police can’t place GPS trackers without warrant
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: May 14, 2009
Tags: Global Positioning System, search and seizure
Police who placed a GPS tracking device on a van without a warrant violated a defendant’s rights against unreasonable search and seizure under state law, New York’s highest court has ruled in ordering suppression and a new trial.
Secret attachment of GPS device constitutional
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: May 11, 2009
Tags: Global Positioning System, search and seizure
No Fourth Amendment violation occurred when police attached a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking device to the outside of a defendant’s vehicle, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled.
Sex offender can’t be required to wear GPS device
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: May 11, 2009
Tags: Global Positioning System, probation, sex offenders
A defendant charged with molesting a child could not be required to wear a device that would monitor his movements while he was awaiting trial, Massachusetts’ highest court has ruled in vacating a probation condition.
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