The Justice Department recommended that prosecutors obtain search warrants when tracking phones using such "precise" technology as GPS or multiple cellphone towers, according to documents dated in 2007 obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union in a freedom-of-information request.

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But as lawyer Marc Zwillinger told us, the ambiguity around just what evidence is needed to issue a tracking order means that prosecutors often track large numbers of people only tangentially related to a case.

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The Thai prosecutors and courts do seem to be fast-tracking cases against him and his allies while soft-pedalling on allegations against his foes.

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