Date
12-18-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
This thesis is a legal analysis of the history of privacy law in the context of the Fourth Amendment. This historical analysis will focus on landmark United States Supreme Court cases involving searches and seizures from the 1886 Boyd v. United States case to the 2014 Riley v California case. Incorporated is the evolution of the Supreme Court’s analysis from the Trespass Doctrine to the Reasonable Expectation of Privacy Doctrine. Also included is how those doctrines have related to the evolution of technology. Finally, there is a discussion of the possible direction of future U.S. Supreme Court, Fourth Amendment privacy cases.
Department
Criminal Justice
Thesis Comittee
Jo-Ann Della-Giustina (Thesis Director)
Jennifer Hartsfield
Wendy Wright
Copyright and Permissions
Original document was submitted as an Honors Program requirement. Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Cummings, Sarah. (2015). Search & Seizure: Historical Analysis of the Fourth Amendment. In BSU Honors Program Theses and Projects. Item 131. Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/honors_proj/131
Copyright © 2015 Sarah Cummings