“Above even our physical well-being, a central value is keeping the state out of the private realm—our “persons, houses, papers, and effects,”… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
I'd say that [Louis] Brandeis practiced a kind of a "living originalism," to use the title of Jack Balkin's great book. He… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
No one in their right mind can say to me with a straight face that the Patriot Act has not aggregated the… — Peter Camejo Copy Share Image
The Fourth Amendment is clear; we should be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, and all warrants must have probable… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
The institutions that we've built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don't apply to the… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
The DOJ has employed these investigations in communities across our nation to reform serious patterns and practices of force, biased policing and… — Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Copy Share Image
“The Fourth Amendment is one of the most important parts of this entire democracy because the government may not search and seize… — Historica Press Copy Share Image
When the Transportation Security Administration adopted body scanners at airports, activists wrote the Fourth Amendment on their underwear in metallic paint readable… — Dana Priest Copy Share Image
...The Bill of Rights is a literal and absolute document. The First Amendment doesn't say you have a right to speak out… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
“in previous decades a chemical company took to the Supreme Court a case asserting its Fourth Amendment “right to privacy” from the… — Thom Hartmann Copy Share Image
“With only a few exceptions, the Supreme Court has seized every opportunity to facilitate the drug war, primarily by eviscerating Fourth Amendment… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“The protection guaranteed by the Amendments is much broader in scope. The makers of our Constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to… — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
Asking questions is an essential part of police investigation. In the ordinary sense a police officer is free to ask a person… — Anthony Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Fourth Amendment is quite clear on the notion that search and seizure must not be unreasonable. It is difficult to think… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
We are going to have a long period where people are accustomed or conditioned to what's going on now with the raping… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
This [anti-terrorism bill] is a violation of the First Amendment right to free speech and the Fourth Amendment protection of private property...… — Butch Otter Copy Share Image
The nice men in periwigs who came up with the Fourth Amendment were recklessly naive to imagine that branches of a government,… — Ilana Mercer Copy Share Image
Our bill of rights has been shredded. The fourth amendment specifically prohibits the kind of activities the NSA is involved in domestically.… — Ray McGovern Copy Share Image
It's hard for me to believe that just my words on the page are enough. I ought to be out physically keeping… — Sara Paretsky Copy Share Image
While the machinery of law enforcement and indeed the nature of crime itself have changed dramatically since the Fourth Amendment became part… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
The framers of our Constitution understood the dangers of unbridled government surveillance. They knew that democracy could flourish only in spaces free… — Elizabeth Holtzman Copy Share Image
The Fourth Amendment is on life support and the chief agent of that is the National Security Agency. — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
“Early in the campaign, in a Producers-worthy scene, Sam Nunberg was sent to explain the Constitution to the candidate: “I got as… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
This view of the text comports with the all but unanimous understanding of the Founding Fathers.... — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image