Warrant

progresses. Olmstead v. United States and Katz v. United States are two similar cases, that exemplify the progression of the Fourth Amendment. Both of these cases are based around police wiretapping. The question in both, do the police require a warrant when there is no physical intrusion of privacy? In Olmstead v. United States(1928), Roy Olmstead was knowingly breaking the National Prohibition Act, by selling, handling, and transporting alcohol. The police, by wiretapping Olmstead’s call,…

objects were collected concerning people's cultural values. Thousands of remains were reclaimed from museums under the NAGPRA. Though archeologists facilitated repatriation of the remains, the Kennewick Man has no established ties with natives to warrant return (Preston). The subject of discussion between Indians and archaeologists is establishing and maintaining the human remains in museums, archaeological laboratories, and universities. Indians regard scientists as grave robbers. Americans…

When the United States faces a crisis, the public often looks to the President to lead the nation with decisive, immediate action. However, even under extraordinary circumstances - such as the environment immediately following the September 11th terrorist attacks - the Constitution doesn’t expressly designate any war powers to the President. Even though many Constitutional experts have interpreted the structural ability of the executive branch to act faster than the legislative branch to signify…

On July 26 1983 three Americans were driving back from Canada to their homes in the State of Michigan. As the three individuals approached the International Bridge in Windsor, Ontario, another vehicle cut in front of them and forced them to stop. The driver and passenger of the vehicle got out of the vehicle and came over to the American’s car. The driver of the car punched one of the Americans while his passenger slashed all three with a knife. One victim had to be hospitalized because of the…

citizens of America from being attacked and treated unjustly by the government as well as others. Without the Bill of Rights, Congress would possess the ability to have complete control over the citizens, meaning they could search ones house without a warrant or they could make it illegal to have an opinion and to practice a religion. Essentially, many of the privileges we have today would no longer be given to us without the "Bill of Rights". Law-abiding citizens definitely need the "Bill of…

In the revised edition of Anthem, Rand utilizes the word “warrant,” the revised statement is “I need no warrant … I am the warrant” (94). Rand’s choice of diction promotes Equality’s enlightened sense of empowerment and develops a deeper meaning. The word warrant is a strong verb and is defined as a necessity, Rand uses it to present the idea that objectivism is necessary for society to function. Furthermore…

In Alice Goffman’s novel, On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City, Goffman looks into the life of five young African American (Chuck, Mike, Tim, Reggie, and Alex) on 6th street in Philadelphia. 6th street is a neighborhood where many poor, black individuals and families live. In this area, many individuals (mainly young black men) participate in a range of crimes from property crimes and theft to assault and murder. In the novel, Goffman discusses the legal entanglements the men face, the…

modification, and denied 12 (EPIC). The court keeps their warrant requests secret in order to keep classified information private, but when the court sometimes goes years without denying a single request, the authenticity of the FISC courts begins to come into question. When a government body meant to control the NSA is letting them do as they please, it raises the call for modification of these courts. The courts cannot release records of every warrant request due to security concerns, but…

accomplish the same degree of protection and threat mitigation with other avenues and approaches to the terrorism and international crime problem set (source). Further, opponents of FISA have drawn attention to the idiosyncratic approval rate of FISA warrants. Between 1979 and 2012, agencies…

people from unreasonable search by law enforcement agents of the government. All reasonable searches are to be preceded by the issuance of a warrant to this purpose. That warrant is to be duly affirmed by a judge and should specify the place to be searched and the person or thing to be seized. However, there are various exigent circumstance where the need for a warrant may be waived as has been seen in various decided cases e.g. Arizona v. Gant (2009), where it was upheld that a police officer…