Attaching a GPS to a car for the purposes of gathering evidence is a search and is prohibited by the Fourth Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.   The justices were unanimous in their opinion in U.S. v. Jones, but divided on the rationale.  While the majority based its holding on search and seizure law, [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court stepped into the fight Monday over a tough Arizona law that requires local police to help enforce federal immigration laws — pushing the court deeper into hot, partisan issues of the 2012 election campaign. The court’s election-year docket now contains three politically charged disputes, including President Barack Obama’s health [...]

PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced Monday she will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that put the most controversial parts of the state’s immigration enforcement law on hold.   The planned appeal to the high court comes after Brewer lost an initial appeal April 11, when a three-judge panel of [...]