Transcript Privacy

The Right to..
Zones of Privacy
• Created from..
• Freedom of Speech & Association (1st)
• Freedom from unreasonable Search
& Seizure (4th)
• Remain silent (5th)
• No Quartering (3rd)
• Other rights (9th)
• Basically zones of privacy are areas
and places where the courts have
found that people should have a
reasonable expectation of privacy
• Examples: The right to be left alone
& to make important decisions
When to violate
• When deciding whether or not to
violate someone's right to privacy,
the government must make a
balancing decision.
• Is the rights of the person more
important than the government
interest.
• Examples: Drug test all
candidates, notify youth groups
about sex offenders
Privacy at home
• Can the government prosecute you for
things that you do in your bedroom with a
consenting adult if you are a consenting
adult?
• Yes!
• In 1986 the Supreme Court ruled that
people could be prosecuted for committing
“homosexual acts” in their own homes.
Privacy at School
• Can the school search your locker without
your permission?
• YES!- They belong to the school
• Can the school search your belongings
without a warrant?
• YES! As long as they have some reasonable
suspicion of wrongdoing
• The only privacy rights you get is that your
parents may inspect your school records.
Also, your records can not be released
without your parents permission
Privacy Act of 1974
• Prevents the
government
from releasing
most
information
about people,
without their
consent.
• Created in
response to
the FOIA
Roe v. Wade (1973)
• Right to life vs. right to choose
• Decision made abortion legal
• Due to woman’s right to privacy
• Decision on trimester basis
• 0-3 months- abortion on demand, no
restriction
• 4-6 months- abortion can be
regulated for safety, but not banned
altogether
• 7-9 months- abortion legal only in
case where life of the mother is at
risk
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