Supreme Court Drives Home Its Concern for Privacy in Collins v. Virginia

Hanna, Jillian C.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Supreme Court decisions;    Searches and seizures;    Civil liberties;   

RP-ID  :  LSB10156
RP-ID  :  LSB10156_2018June26

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the Collins decision and its potential implications for Fourth Amendment law. Facing a clash between two well-established Fourth Amendment doctrines--the primacy of the home in Fourth Amendment case law versus the "automobile exception" to the Amendment's warrant requirement--the Supreme Court in Collins v. Virginia ultimately came down on the side of protecting privacy within the home and its adjoining property.