All Articles tagged Fourth Amendment

• Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure
  November 05, 2023 EDT
  The Mosaic Theory: How the Intersection of Mass Surveillance and Facial Recognition is Provoking an Orwellian Future
  Samantha L. Shamhart

  This comment examines the mosaic theory and its invasive use of technology that violates Fourth Amendment rights.

• Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure
  November 13, 2022 EDT
  Ears in the Sky: How the Technology of ShotSpotter is Eroding Fourth Amendment Protections
  Gage Righter

  This note explores the constitutional implications of the emerging technology, ShotSpotter, on individual rights and communities as a whole. Is the sound of a gun shot reasonable suspicion?

• Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure
  April 09, 2021 EDT
  Data at The Border: Resolving the Circuit Split and Proposing New Procedural Standards for Warrantless Border Searches of Cell Phones
  Rebecca Hill

  This note argues that it is necessary for the Supreme Court to resolve the current circuit split on warrantless searches of cell phones at the United States Border

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• Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure
  April 21, 2020 EDT
  Now You See Me: An Examination of the Legality of Police Use of Utility Pole Surveillance Cameras
  Taylor Cutteridge

  This comment explores the legality of police use of utility pole surveillance cameras without a warrant.

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• Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure
  March 20, 2019 EDT
  The Pervasion of Cell Phones and the Fourth Amendment: A Right to Privacy in Locational Data
  Zachary R. Hoover

  The judicial system has frequently grappled with identifying an appropriate analysis to address technological advancements in an attempt to establish minimum expectations of privacy.

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• Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure
  January 30, 2019 EDT
  Drones and Jones: Rethinking Curtilage Flyover in Light of the Revived Fourth Amendment Trespass Doctrine
  Sean M. Kilbane

  According to a recent poll, “64[% of Americans] are ‘very concerned’ or ‘somewhat concerned’ about their privacy if U.S. law enforcement uses drones with high-tech cameras."

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• Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure
  August 24, 2018 EDT
  Foreword to the Sullivan Lecture Essay: Is Privacy on Life Support?
  Mark R. Brown

  A comment on Professor Cole's lecture about modern manifestation with one's right to privacy.

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• Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure
  August 24, 2018 EDT
  After Snowden: Regulating Technology-Aided Surveillance in the Digital Age
  David D. Cole

  We do not affirmatively consent to share digital information received by private companies to pass along to the government.

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