Federal prosecutors could introduce cellphone and Global Positioning System (GPS) evidence linking a defendant to a bank robbery, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a conviction.

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Police didn’t need a search warrant to attach a tracking device to the vehicle of a drug suspect, a Pennsylvania appellate court has ruled in reversing a suppression order.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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