United States v. Jones

Constitutional Law

Non-Sequiturs: 01.30.12

* Are you still trying to make sense of the conflicting opinions in United States v. Jones, the GPS tracking case recently decided by the Supreme Court? Professor Barry Friedman has this helpful round-up. [New York Times] * Elsewhere in law professors opining on SCOTUS, what do Professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo predict the […]

Antonin Scalia

Breaking: SCOTUS Rules in Highly Anticipated GPS Tracking Case

Yesterday, the Supreme Court just handed down a unanimous ruling in one of the most closely watched cases of the year. All the justices agreed on the result, but diverged significantly in reasoning. The central issue in US v. Jones was whether attaching a GPS device to a car (i.e., allowing law enforcement 24/7 access to a person's movements), without obtaining a warrant first, violated the Fourth Amendment. What did the justices say? The ruling might surprise you....