Reconstructing the Fourth Amendment: A History of Search and Seizure, 1789-1868

by Andrew E. Taslitz

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The modern law of search and seizure permits warrantless searches that ruin the citizenry's trust in law enforcement, harms minorities, and embraces an individualistic notion of the rights that it protects, ignoring essential roles that properly-conceived protections of privacy, mobility, and property play in uniting Americans. Many believe the Fourth Amendment is a poor bulwark against state tyrannies, particularly during the War on Terror.
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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0814783260

ISBN13:9780814783269

Release Date:March 2009

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:370 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Constitutional Law Constitutions Criminal Law Education & Reference Law Law Enforcement Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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