U.S. Supreme Court declines to take up Maine lobster boat tracking appeal • Maine Morning Star
The ruling leaves in place a 2023 GPS tracker mandate for federally licensed lobster boats after lower courts rejected claims of unconstitutional surveillance.
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Supreme Court declines to take up Maine lobster boat tracking appeal
The lower court ruling allowing the GPS tracking of federally licensed lobstering boats will stand, ending the suit by Vinalhaven lobsterman Frank Thompson, who argued that it infringes on his Fourth Amendment rights.
U.S. Supreme Court declines to take up Maine lobster boat tracking appeal • Maine Morning Star
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a Maine lobsterman’s legal challenge to an electronic vessel tracker requirement, putting an end to the multi-year lawsuit. In an order Monday, the court denied a request to take up the appeal by Frank Thompson, a Vinalhaven lobsterman. In a statement, Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Carl […]
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