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Essay Instructions: Do you believe that the Fourth Amendment has been violated in the wake of the “War on Terror?” Why or why not?

Essay Instructions: Look at the text of the Fourth Amendment. Does the amendment define exactly what an "unreasonable search" is? How did the Supreme Court interpret the meaning of "search" in the case Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967), and how did it differ from its interpretation in Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.S. 438 (1928), which the Court overruled? Is physical intrusion necessary to fall within the meaning of a "search"? Why or why not, according to Katz? Be sure to delineate at least four differences between the Fourth Amendment and its interpretation

Essay Instructions: Essay Question - In his concurring opinion in Katz v. U.S. (1967), Justice Harlan stated that Fourth Amendment protection for individuals depends on two criteria being met: "first, that a person have exhibited an actual(subjective) expectation of privacy and, second, that the expectation be one that society is prepared to recognize as 'reasonable'." He went on to say that "a man's home is, for most purposes, a place where he expects privacy, but objects, activities, or statements that he exposes to the 'plain view' of outsiders are not 'protected,' because no intention to keep them to himself has been exhibited. On the other hand, conversations in the open would not be protected against being overheard, for the expectation of privacy under the circumstances would be unreasonable".

By the standard set forth here, should the Fourth Amendment protect homeless people from warrantless searches of shopping carts containing their possessions? In answering this question, be certain to draw upon relevant Fourth Amendment precedents.

Essay Instructions: Using the Fourth Amendment of the constitution based on your understanding of the upper, middle, and lower tier classifications, write a three page paper describing the constitutional right and why it is considered upper, middle, or lower tier.