Mapping Transgressions: The Road To Privacy

Recent developments in technology, Supreme Court case law, and state legislation have created a conundrum of what used to be a somewhat simple application of the law regarding privacy rights and the Fourth Amendment. Technology may have outpaced jurisprudence in that respect, and thus requires that the Court reevaluate several standards and doctrines established through case law. In particular the Court needs to review the prudence of the “public accessibility” and “reasonable expectation” standards, as well as the necessity of probable cause and search warrants.