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The Fourth Amendment And The Problem Of Social Cost, Thomas P. Crocker
The Fourth Amendment And The Problem Of Social Cost, Thomas P. Crocker
Northwestern University Law Review
The Supreme Court has made social cost a core concept relevant to the calculation of Fourth Amendment remedies but has never explained the concept’s meaning. The Court limits the availability of both the exclusionary rule and civil damages because of their “substantial social costs.” According to the Court, these costs primarily consist of letting the lawbreaker go free by excluding evidence or deterring effective police practices that would lead to more criminal apprehension and prosecution. But recent calls for systemic police reform by social movements have a different view of social cost. So too do calls for reforming qualified immunity. …
The Second Amendment In A Carceral State, Alice Ristroph
The Second Amendment In A Carceral State, Alice Ristroph
Northwestern University Law Review
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The Fourth Amendment In The Age Of Persistent Aerial Surveillance, John Pavletic
The Fourth Amendment In The Age Of Persistent Aerial Surveillance, John Pavletic
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
If Big Brother made movies, persistent aerial surveillance would be its masterpiece. Small airplanes are rigged with high-tech cameras that can continuously transmit real-time images to the ground. The aircraft is able to monitor an area of thirty square miles for ten hours at a time. This technology allows video analysts to zoom in and track the location of vehicles, and even people. It was originally designed for military use during the Iraq War, but since then, it has been adapted for civilian applications. In 2016, the Baltimore Police Department contracted with Persistent Surveillance Systems to carry out a trial …
The Dog Days Of Fourth Amendment Jurisprudence, Kit Kinports
The Dog Days Of Fourth Amendment Jurisprudence, Kit Kinports
NULR Online
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