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In the last Term the Court was sharply divided over whether police could secretly attach a GPS monitoring device to a suspect's car without a search warrant, and thereby monitor his movements by computer.  The police could track exactly where the suspect went every day and night.  Do you think the Fourth Amendment should be interpreted to protect against this government action, when done without obtaining a search warrant?
 
In the last Term the Court was sharply divided over whether police could secretly attach a GPS monitoring device to a suspect's car without a search warrant, and thereby monitor his movements by computer.  The police could track exactly where the suspect went every day and night.  Do you think the Fourth Amendment should be interpreted to protect against this government action, when done without obtaining a search warrant?
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In another case we discussed earlier this year, in wcauhich New Jersey Governor Chris Christie felt compelled to "commute" (lift) the 7 year prison sentence of a man (Brian Aitken) for having a gun in the trunk of his car, which he lawfully owned in Colorado before moving here, there was a Fourth Amendment issue of whether the police properly searched his trunk without his consent and without a search warrant.
    
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== Federal Cases ==
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