Unreasonable Searches and Seizures: Rights and Liberties under the Law

by Otis H. Stephens Jr., Richard A. Glenn

Overview

A timely, historical look at Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, covering more than two centuries of search-and-seizure law, from landmark judicial decisions to enduring controversies.

Unreasonable Searches and Seizures: Rights and Liberties under the Law provides a comprehensive exploration of the development of the Fourth Amendment from the late 18th century to the present. The work clearly explains complex legal questions and pivotal judicial decisions, illustrating the controversial nature of Fourth Amendment issues and differentiating between reasonable and unreasonable searches and seizures.

Presenting a wealth of cases and examples, the authors analyze important developments, such as the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Weeks v. United States (prohibiting federal courts from admitting evidence obtained in violation of the Amendment), the expansion of Fourth Amendment protections in the 1960s, the apparent weakening of rights since the early 1970s, and the contraction of the exclusionary rule in response to the war on drugs and the war on terror.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781851095032
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/23/2005
Series:	America's Freedoms
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.06(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Otis H. Stephens, PhD, is Alumni Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science and resident scholar of constitutional law in the College of Law at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.

Richard A. Glenn, PhD, is professor and chair of government and political affairs at Millersville University, Millersville, PA. His published works include ABC-CLIO's The Right to Privacy.

Editorial Reviews

Recommended for high school and public libraries.” —American Reference Books Annual

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