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Police Surveillance
Mar 27, 2020

4th Circuit requests additional facts in cell site simulator case

A federal appeals court remanded a Baltimore man’s lawsuit over the use of a cell site simulator to locate him, ordering the trial court to make more factual findings about the device. Kerron […]

Police Surveillance
Mar 20, 2019

FBI tracked Michael Cohen’s phones with controversial device

Search warrant documents made public Tuesday show the FBI used highly secretive and controversial cellphone sweeping technology to zero-in on President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer when agents raided his New York City home, hotel room and office last year.

Police Surveillance
Aug 14, 2018

Attorneys appeal to 4th Circuit dismissal of cell site simulator lawsuit

Attorneys for a Baltimore man suing police over the use of a cell site simulator to locate him are asking a federal appellate court to review the case after it […]

gavel on stack of documents
Aug 1, 2018

Federal judge finds no constitutional violation in cell site simulator lawsuit

A federal judge sided with police Wednesday in a civil lawsuit over the constitutionality of using a cell site simulator, finding an order obtained by police met the warrant requirement.

Police Surveillance
Jan 18, 2018

Baltimore man found via police ‘StingRay’ argues civil case should have discovery

A Baltimore man who filed a federal lawsuit after the Court of Special Appeals ruled police did not have a valid warrant to use cell site simulator technology to locate him is […]