Editorial: ‘Narrow’ win for limits on police searches

The Fourth Amendment right to protection against "unreasonable searches and seizures" has won an important battle. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that police cannot attach a GPS tracking system to a vehicle without first getting a warrant from a judge. The decision was unanimous...

Our View: 'Narrow' win for limits on police searches

The Fourth Amendment right to protection against "unreasonable searches and seizures" has won an important battle. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that police cannot attach a GPS tracking system to a vehicle without first getting a warrant from a judge. The decision was...

OUR VIEW: Court defends us against GPS spies (poll)

The Fourth Amendment right to protection against "unreasonable searches and seizures" has won an important battle. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that police cannot attach a GPS tracking system to a vehicle without first getting a warrant from a judge.The decision was unanimous...

Laptop seizures at customs cause thorny legal dispute

Courts have carved out broad exceptions to the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures at US ports of entry.

Supreme Court Rules Search Warrants Needed For GPS Tracking

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously decided today to uphold citizens' Fourth Amendement rights in the GPS tracking case which would have allowed the U.S. government to track a suspects' cars without a warrant. The court states that the Fourth Amendement's protection of "persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures," extends to vehicles.

Court could go further on GPS tracking

The Fourth Amendment right to protection against "unreasonable searches and seizures" has won an important battle. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last  week that police cannot attach a GPS tracking system to a vehicle without first getting a warrant from a judge.That's the...