Historically, the Fourth Amendment has stood as an important bulwark of protection of personal liberties, but in recent years, issues of homeland security, profiling, and surveillance have provoked impassioned debates. Are contemporary interpretations of Fourth Amendment guarantees faithful to the historical origins of the Amendment? What is the current status of protection?
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.
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