I’ve had several questions lately about the authority of law enforcement to track a suspect by obtaining information about contacts between the suspect’s cellular telephone and cellular towers. I’m also going to be teaching about some related issues in the near future. So I’ve prepared a short summary of the law in this area, which I’m making available here as a PDF. I’ve watermarked the document “draft” because I reserve the right to tinker with it some more, so if you read it and have comments, criticisms, or suggestions, please let me know. That said, I believe the summary is accurate as is. I hope it’s helpful.
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Jeff Welty
Jeff Welty is a Professor of Public Law and Government at the School, specializing in criminal law and procedure and the law of policing.
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