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Re:Virginia police routinely use secret GPS pings to track p... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday April 16, 2022 @03:36PM (#31055395)
> SCOTUS ruled in 2020 government agents can be sued for violating constitutional rights

This…has always been the case? It’s a raison d’être for SCOTUS.

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Re:Virginia police routinely use secret GPS pings to track p... by ldiracdelta on Sunday April 17, 2022 @01:22AM (#31058726)
Look up "Qualified immunity" and "civil asset forfeiture"
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Re:Virginia police routinely use secret GPS pings to track p... by JumpCrisscross on Sunday April 17, 2022 @07:21PM (#31065492)
Sorry, misread “agents” as “agencies.”
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