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That seems a bit counterintuitive since the circuit court that ruled geofence warrants unconstitutional is a conservative one, while the circuit court ruling in
by some_random 2y ago
That seems a bit counterintuitive since the circuit court that ruled geofence warrants unconstitutional is a conservative one, while the circuit court ruling in favor is more liberal.
- WarOnPrivacy 2y ago>> I don't know their individual stances but ideologically their source is pretty staunchly in the pocket of allowing police access to data sources like this. > That seems a bit counterintuitive since the circuit court that ruled geofence warrants unconstitutional is a conservative one This decision by the 5th is surprising, near to the point of shock. It is wholly out of harmony with previous rulings - which could heap privileges onto police that went beyond the scope of the case. > while the circuit court ruling in favor is more liberal. Which are usually a crap shoot. Non-conservative courts have a long history of siding with police. Prosecutors are on appointers' radar much, much more often than defense attorneys.