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U.S. Department of Justice Memorandum - Guidance Regarding the Application of United States v. Jones to GPS Tracking Devices
Document Date:
January 15, 2013
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The ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Department of Justice in July 2012 seeking the release of two memos providing guidance to federal prosecutors and investigators for using GPS devices and other location tracking technologies. The memos were written in response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on location tracking, U.S. v. Jones. The ACLU filed a lawsuit to enforce the request in August 2012, and in January 2013, the government handed over the memos – but they were almost entirely redacted. Oral argument in the case is scheduled for August 15 in New York.Status: Ongoing