Fourth Amendment

Can the Fourth amendment be translated into a general constitutional “right to privacy”?

No it cannot be translated

Can something a person seeks to preserve as private in an area accessible to the public be constitutionally protected?

Yes

What did katz seek to exclude when he entered the booth ?

“not the intruding eye, it was the uninvited ear”

What should happen to a federal “conviction by means of unlawful seizure + enforce confessions”?

Should find no sanction in the judgments of the courts

If they do apply the exclusionary rule to the states,what will that mean for the standing of the right to privacy as compared to all other rights declared as “basic to a free society”?

elevates the right to privacy to equal standing with all other rights essential to free society

What does the preservation of the proper balance between state + federal responsibility require?

The Court to enforce the constitutional limits on federal powers

Does the Patriot Act strike the right balance between employing law enforcement +protecting civil liberties

It does not

What is the end (purpose) of the law?

What is the chief goal of the Constitution?

To not abolish or restrain,but to preserve + enlarge freedom. Safeguard Security,but not at the expense of freedom.

Is the Patriot Act consistent with the Constitution ?

Yes