Right to Privacy History

Privacy Torts and the First Amendment

In 1979, Dave Miller died of heart attack; his death was filmed and broadcast by a TV news crew...

The Fourth Amendment & Students

Supreme Court has ruled that students don't abandon their rights when they enter the schoolhouse...

New Jersey v T.L.O.

Case originated when a vice principal discovered marijuana in a student's purse while searching...

Drug Testing Rights

Drug tests are considered "searches" entitled to Fourth Amendment protectionIn 1995 case Acton v....

Abortion and Privacy

Supreme Court views abortion as a "privacy right" and a "liberty claim"Abortion is protected by...

Roe v. Wade

In Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court built on precedent of Griswold and Eisenstadt to rule that laws...