U.S. v. Jones

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Reversed lower court decision
Significant for future surveillance cases
gptkbp:caseTypes Criminal case
10-1259
gptkbp:consequences Law enforcement surveillance practices
gptkbp:court gptkb:Antoine_Jones
9-0
Affirmed the need for warrants
Violation of reasonable expectation of privacy
Reaffirmed Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches.
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
January 23, 2012
gptkbp:filedIn November 8, 2011
gptkbp:historicalEvent Originated_from_a_drug_investigation_in_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:homeGround Involves drug trafficking investigation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. v. Jones
gptkbp:impact Privacy rights in the digital age
gptkbp:influencedBy Fourth_Amendment_jurisprudence
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito
Unanimous decision
Dissent argues for broader interpretation of surveillance
Majority opinion emphasizes physical intrusion
Supreme_Court_review
Influenced_future_Fourth_Amendment_cases
gptkbp:jurisdiction Federal jurisdiction
gptkbp:legalStatus Strengthened Fourth Amendment protections
Expectation of privacy
565 U.S. 400 (2012)
Set a standard for law enforcement practices
Surveillance technology and privacy rights
Warrant requirement for tracking devices
Fourth_Amendment_rights
gptkbp:notableEvent Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Stored Communications Act
gptkbp:notableFeature Landmark case in privacy law
Examines balance between law enforcement and privacy rights
Relevant to modern technology and privacy concerns
gptkbp:outcome Warrantless_GPS_tracking_is_a_violation_of_the_Fourth_Amendment
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:United_States_v._Carpenter
gptkb:Carpenter_v._United_States
GPS tracking requires a warrant
gptkbp:publicAccess Increased awareness of surveillance issues
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Kyllo_v._United_States
gptkb:Riley_v._California
gptkb:United_States_v._Jones
gptkbp:research GPS_tracking_data
gptkbp:respondsTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:signatories gptkb:Antoine_Jones
gptkbp:significance First major case on GPS tracking
gptkbp:technology GPS device