Uptown Radio

Usually police require a warrant to secretly track your cell phone location, but they can avoid that step if it’s an emergency. This week, the American Civil Liberties Union acquired records from over 200 police departments across the nation–and found many that routinely track phones without warrants.

Host Jason Slotkin spoke with Allie Bohm, a policy advisor at the ACLU. She says that should be unconstitutional, based on a January Supreme Court ruling on GPS tracking.

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Council members gather on the steps of New York's City Hall Wednesday, March 28, 2012, under a photo of Trayvon Martin. Self-defense instructor Steve Kardian said that Florida law makes investigators’ jobs more complicated. (AP Photo/New York City Council, William Alatriste)

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Following the murder of teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, self-defense laws are getting a new round of scrutiny. Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman has admitted shooting Martin. But he hasn’t been charged with a crime because he claims he acted in self-defense. Jackie Maker speaks with Steve Kardian, an NYPD veteran and self-defense instructor about the controversial law.