Searches and seizures

On August 9th 2014 African American Michael Brown was shot and killed by White Police Officer Darren Wilson. This incident caused the issue of police brutality and illegal use of deadly force to be once be put into the national spotlight. The black community does not trust the police, use force against them or stop and search and the police mistrust stereotypes perpetrated from the media and because of the amount of African Americans who live in high crime areas, and recently the fear of…

sunset unless during the commission of a crime (Terrill, 2013, p. 592). If it is useful to determine if a crime has been committed, a search and seizure of mail, cables, telephone conversation, and other means of communication may be issued (Terrill, 2013, p. 592). Although the Law of Criminal Procedure has established protocols for searches and seizure, many critics claim they are not followed often (Terrill, 2013, p.…

Imagine that you found out, after years of oblivion, that your phone calls, every day, were being monitored by a government organization. You would probably feel as though you had been invaded, you would feel like your privacy had been taken away, and you would wonder what you had done wrong. What laws had you broken to be investigated in such an invasional way? You would not think you had anything to hide, but you would still feel uncomfortable. But then imagine that you find out that you did…

One of the most persuasive arguments against the bill of rights was that of a shifting burden of proof. At the heart of the concern was that the introduction of such clauses would flip the presumption of the Constitution. As initially written, the Constitution placed the burden of demonstrating federal power to act on Congress and the President. In October 1787 James Wilson argued during the first state ratification debate in Pennsylvania—a discourse that brought him to national prominence as…

Piscataway high school in New Jersey Teen girl who was smoking on the school property and the Vice Principal found out she was and she got into more than she bargained for. This was a case was very interesting, when you may think it's the end they find more things held against her.These girl were under the age of smoking in the bathroom. The supreme court could not give out her full name because she was under age so she had to TLO, which is her initials. There were these two girls who were…

gets electrocuted by the ionic discharge from clouds. Edward Snowden leaked information about the mass surveillance by NSA on 2013. Two years later the surveillance still continues and Snowden is a refugee in Russia. Billions of emails, messages, searches ,VOIP etc still get scrutinized by NSA today. Every Second NSA selects 100 Gigabyte of data for review. “If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself”(Orwell 283). Although that quote may have sounded hyperbolic when…

The 2001 Patriot Act has been apart of everyday life for Americans, whether in the form of TSA at an airport or the NSA, and many find this act to be unconstitutional. Article I. What the Patriot act is. The Patriot act was a law signed in by congress after the September 11th terrorist attacks. The main purpose of the act is to prevent another catastrophic terrorist attack like 9/11. How the Patriot act goes about preventing that is another question. The act is found to be unconstitutional to…

“Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits” - Thomas Jefferson. The highest law in our land in the US is the Constitution, which has some amendments, known as the Bill of Rights. Public school districts must balance students’ constitutional rights with the need for safety and the prevention of violence or disruption of school rules. The…

Cyrus for two weeks. Cyrus, the plaintiff, sued the school, the defendant, for violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. The search of Cyrus’ cellphone by the school was not a violation of his Fourth Amendment protection against unlawful search and seizure.…

Which states as is “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” . This shows that one can be safe…