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US Supreme Court: Warrant needed for GPS tracking
By AP (4705) WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects. The ruling represents a serious complication for law enforcement nationwide,
Updated: 01/23/2012 05:32P
Hargitay takes her case to Congress
(Jason Kempin, Getty Images) Actress Mariska Hargitay is urging lawmakers to support the possible expansion of the US DNA registry, so real-life detectives would be able to solve assault, abuse, and murder cases faster. Hargitay, who plays Detective
Updated: 01/23/2012 05:20P
Ex-CIA Agent Accused of Leaking Identity of Covert Officer
In a criminal complaint filed on Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation accused John Kiriakou, the former CIA officer, of disclosing the identity of a CIA analyst who worked on a 2002 operation that located and interrogated Abu Zubaydah.
Updated: 01/23/2012 05:11P
Libya wants to try Gaddafi's son on own soil, not ICC
Tripoli: Libya said on Monday that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi would face trial at home, threatening a showdown with the International Criminal Court which may decide to prosecute the son of Libya's former dictator in The Hague. Minister of Justice Ali
Updated: 01/23/2012 05:05P
Warrant needed for GPS tracking, high court says
Justice Antonin Scalia said the government's installation of the device, and its use of the GPS to monitor the vehicle's movements, constituted a search, meaning a warrant was required. "Officers encroached on a protected area," Scalia wrote.
Updated: 01/23/2012 04:59P
Police Files: January 23, 2012
The youth's name was not released as per provision under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Philip Collins, 48 of Cornwall was arrested on the 20th of January, 2012. He was bound by a Undertaking with the relevant conditions to abide by a curfew of
Updated: 01/23/2012 04:54P
Suspected Hell's Lovers gang members appear in court
9NEWS Criminal Justice reporter Anastasiya Bolton says there wasn't enough room for all the defendants in the jury box, so they were forced to sit in the first row of the courtroom. The courtroom was full of people waiting to hear what is next for the
Updated: 01/23/2012 04:37P
Katiba test for Kibaki as ICC set to charge 4
While the ICC has said that the four accused can proceed with their lives as usual as they await the outcome of the impending trial, Kenyan new law demands that anyone facing criminal charges must step down until their matter is resolved.
Updated: 01/23/2012 04:35P
Criminals Laud Supreme Court GPS Decision (Or Should)
It's a great day to be a criminal or terrorist, thanks to the US Supreme Court. The court's decision requiring police to get a warrant for GPS vehicle surveillance is simply wrong. The Monday ruling puts law enforcement officers at increased risk at no
Updated: 01/23/2012 04:32P
DENVER - The suspected members of the Hell's Lovers motorcycle gang who ...
9NEWS Criminal Justice reporter Anastasiya Bolton says there wasn't enough room for all the defendants in the jury box, so they were forced to sit in the first row of the courtroom. The courtroom was full of people waiting to hear what is next for the
Updated: 01/23/2012 04:28P
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