Unreasonable Searches and Seizures: Rights and Liberties under the Law (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781851095032)

A timely, historical look at Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, covering more than two centuries of search-and-seizure law, from landmark judicial decisions to enduring controversies.

Unreasonable Searches and Seizures: Rights and Liberties under the Law provides a comprehensive exploration of the development of the Fourth Amendment from the late 18th century to the present. The work clearly explains complex legal questions and pivotal judicial decisions, illustrating the controversial nature of Fourth Amendment issues and differentiating between reasonable and unreasonable searches and seizures.

Presenting a wealth of cases and examples, the authors analyze important developments, such as the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Weeks v. United States (prohibiting federal courts from admitting evidence obtained in violation of the Amendment), the expansion of Fourth Amendment protections in the 1960s, the apparent weakening of rights since the early 1970s, and the contraction of the exclusionary rule in response to the war on drugs and the war on terror.

Author: Otis Stephens, Richard Glenn
ISBN-10: 1851095039
ISBN-13: 9781851095032
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 11/23/2005
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.36w x 1.19d

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2006 pg. 250
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2007 pg. 215