Search & Seizure
What are your rights?
"...every unjustifiable intrusion by the Government upon the privacy of
the individual, whatever the means employed, must be deemed a violation of the Fourth Amendment."
-Justice Brandeis
(Olmstead v. US)
The Fourth Amendment guarantees the right to individual privacy and prohibits unreasonable searches or seizures by the government. Increasingly, drug laws infringe upon these rights by allowing invasive drug testing and weapons searches, illegal police roadblocks, unauthorized surveillance, and intrusive school policies. Courts sometimes dismiss cases where seized drugs and other evidence were found to be gained by police in violation of appropriate procedures. Efforts to suppress evidence in drug cases is one of the most commonly used defenses.
"Cognitive Liberty" recognized in 2003 decision:
US Supreme Court clarifies principle of personal privacy in overturning Texas law
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Privacy Rights for Families Article about Arkansas law allowing drug testing of newborns: Treatment, not jail, for pregnant women with drug problems The Rebecca Project for Human Rights strives to provide up-to-date research and policy resources for the public, policy makers, administrators, journalists and others who want to learn more about the issues vulnerable families face. http://www.rebeccaproject.org National Advocates for Pregnant Women focuses on the rights of pregnant women, thus broadening and strengthening the reproductive justice, drug policy reform, and other interconnected social justice movements in America today. www.advocatesforpregnantwomen.org |
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