Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

Supreme Court Rules that Warrant is Needed to Access Cell Tower Records

posted by janrinok on Saturday June 23 2018, @11:14AM   Printer-friendly
from the only-got-to-ask dept.

DeathMonkey writes:

The Supreme Court on Friday put new restraints on law enforcement's access to the ever-increasing amount of private information about Americans available in the digital age.

In the specific case before the court, the justices ruled that authorities generally must obtain a warrant to gain access to cell-tower records that can provide a virtual timeline and map of a person's whereabouts.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the 5 to 4 decision, in which he was joined by the court's liberal members. Each of the dissenting conservatives wrote separate opinions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-rules-that-warrant-is-needed-to-access-cell-tower-records/2018/06/22/4f85a804-761e-11e8-805c-4b67019fcfe4_story.html?utm_term=.a83a00384150

Original Submission

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Supreme Court Rules that Warrant is Needed to Access Cell Tower Records | Log In/Create an Account | Top | 41 comments | Search Discussion
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.

  • (Score: 5, Informative) by Whoever on Saturday June 23 2018, @09:47PM (1 child)

    by Whoever (4524) on Saturday June 23 2018, @09:47PM (#697360) Journal

    Republicans have a majority in the Senate and they changed the rules to allow a vote by simple majority for Supreme Court nominations, so, yes, it is that simple.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/us/politics/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court-senate.html [nytimes.com]

    You really are in denial, aren't you? Continuing to blame liberals for the regressive, backward policies being foisted on the country by conservatives.

    Starting Score:    1  point
    Moderation   +3  
       Insightful=1, Informative=2, Total=3
    Extra 'Informative' Modifier   0  
    Karma-Bonus Modifier   +1  
    Total Score:   5  

  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday June 24 2018, @06:01AM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Sunday June 24 2018, @06:01AM (#697473) Homepage Journal

    You can't possibly be that naive. Entirely too many fingers in entirely too many pies for that to ever happen even if you have 100% of the Senate from your party.

    --
    My rights don't end where your fear begins.