Privacy Questions
1)What amendments are the basis for our right to privacy?
There are no amendments that define this "right", as it is generally upheld to the point that the systems of law in the United States respect it.
2)What would a judicial conservative say about the right to privacy?
A judicial conservative would argue that it is not outlined in the constitution and thus the government is not obligated to promise privacy.
Supreme Court cases involving privacy:
Mapp v. Ohio
Date: 1960
Facts:Police were searching for a fugitive in the house of Dollree Mapp. Having not found the fugitive, the police did however find illegal and obscene material. Mapp was then at arrested, prosecuted, and then found guilty of its possession.
Significance: This case outlined the exclusionary rule and set forth the standard that any evidence obtained without proper warrant would be unconstitutional and would not be useable as evidence in the court.
1)What amendments are the basis for our right to privacy?
There are no amendments that define this "right", as it is generally upheld to the point that the systems of law in the United States respect it.
2)What would a judicial conservative say about the right to privacy?
A judicial conservative would argue that it is not outlined in the constitution and thus the government is not obligated to promise privacy.
Supreme Court cases involving privacy:
Mapp v. Ohio
Date: 1960
Facts:Police were searching for a fugitive in the house of Dollree Mapp. Having not found the fugitive, the police did however find illegal and obscene material. Mapp was then at arrested, prosecuted, and then found guilty of its possession.
Significance: This case outlined the exclusionary rule and set forth the standard that any evidence obtained without proper warrant would be unconstitutional and would not be useable as evidence in the court.
Griswold v. Connecticut
Date: 1965
Facts: Griswold v. Connecticut involved a Connecticut law that prohibited use of "any drug, medicinal article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception." Although the law was passed in 1879, the statute was never truly enforced.
Significance: The significance of this case is that it grants greater privacy, especially in regards to marital issues, which should by all means be private.
Date: 1965
Facts: Griswold v. Connecticut involved a Connecticut law that prohibited use of "any drug, medicinal article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception." Although the law was passed in 1879, the statute was never truly enforced.
Significance: The significance of this case is that it grants greater privacy, especially in regards to marital issues, which should by all means be private.