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Recent Cases, Daniel P. Smith, R. Michael Moore

Vanderbilt Law Review

Courts Split on the Necessity of Separate Authorization for a Covert Entry Under Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

Daniel Paul Smith

Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968,' which regulates the use of electronic surveillance, was designed to protect "the privacy of wire and oral communications,"and to delineate "on a uniform basis the circumstances and conditions under which the interception of wire and oral communications may be authorized."' In general, communications may be intercepted only by law enforcement officers, who are engaged in the investigation of …

Recent Cases, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Law Review

Civil Rights--Personal Injury--Intent to Injure Is Not a Prerequisite to Recovery for Police Abuse Under Section 1983

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Constitutional Law--Abortion--Statute Prohibiting Abortion of Unquickened Fetus Violates Mother's Constitutional Right of Privacy

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Constitutional Law--Obscenity--State Statute Allowing Injunction Against Dissemination of Allegedly Obscene Material Prior to Adversary Hearing Not Violative of First Amendment

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Constitutional Law--Right of Privacy--State Statute Requiring Disclosure of All Substantial Financial Interests of Public Officials is Overbroad and an Unconstitutional Invasion of Privacy

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Constitutional Law--Sixth Amendment--Admission of Prior Inconsistent Statements as Substantive Evidence Does Not Violate Right of Confrontation

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Criminal Procedure--Search and Seizure--Warrantless Search of …