Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Fourth Amendment

PDF

UIC School of Law

1995

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Law

Thermal Imaging And The Fourth Amendment: Pushing The Katz Test Towards Terminal Velocity, 13 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 453 (1995), Daniel J. Polatsek Jan 1995

Thermal Imaging And The Fourth Amendment: Pushing The Katz Test Towards Terminal Velocity, 13 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 453 (1995), Daniel J. Polatsek

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

Thermal imaging technology allows police to ascertain if a suspect is growing marijuana in his home by monitoring the escaping heat from the home. Conflicts between the lower courts on whether thermal imaging is sophisticated technology that is intrusive has not been resolved. Most courts rely on Katz v. United States in developing a reasonable inquiry into whether one's privacy has been invaded. The Katz test fails in part because of the second prong of the court's analysis. The second prong of the test states that an impermissible search occurs when a reasonable expectation of privacy is invaded. Consequently, prosecutors …


Mandatory Non-Anonymous Testing Of Newborns For Hiv: Should It Ever Be Allowed, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 373 (1994), Jean R. Sternlight Jan 1995

Mandatory Non-Anonymous Testing Of Newborns For Hiv: Should It Ever Be Allowed, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 373 (1994), Jean R. Sternlight

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.