Examines four cases that have helped shape the balance between individual rights and social order in America: Mapp v. Ohio (1961), Miranda v. Arizona (1966), Katz v. United States (1967), and Terry v. Ohio (1968).
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ch. 1. Limiting illegal search -- Case overview : Mapp v. Ohio (1961) -- 1. The court's decision : illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court / Thomas Campbell Clark -- 2. Dissenting opinion : illegally obtained evidence should not be excluded from state trails / John Marshall Harlan II -- 3. The Mapp ruling was necessary to protect suspects' rights / Yale Kamisar -- 4. Mapp has allowed many guilty people to go free / Leon Scully -- 5. Mapp's impact on the Black community has been mixed / Lewis R. Katz --.
ch. 2. Securing the right against self-incrimination -- Case overview : Miranda v. Arizona (1966) -- 1. The court's decision : suspects' Fifth Amendment rights must be defended / Earl Warren -- 2. Dissenting opinion : Miranda is unnecessary and damaging to law enforcement / John Marshall Harlan II -- 3. Excessive application of Miranda has hampered police work / Fred E. Inbau -- 4. Miranda has not ended questionable interrogation practices / Welsh S. White -- 5. Miranda should be amended / Jeffrey Rosen --.
ch. 3. Defining the right to privacy -- Case overview : Katz v. United States (1967) -- 1. The court's decision : the Fourth Amendment protects private communications / Potter Stewart -- 2. Dissenting opinion : the Fourth Amendment does not protect a broad right to privacy / Hugo L. Black -- 3. Katz affords protection against high-tech privacy intrusions / Richard S. Julie -- 4. Katz changed the meaning of the Fourth Amendment / Charles E. Moylan Jr.
ch. 4. The power of the police to stop and frisk -- Case overview : Terry v. Ohio (1968) -- 1. The court's decision : with reasonable cause, police may stop and search a suspect / Earl Warren -- 2. Dissenting opinion : Terry is a dangerous expansion of probable cause / William O. Douglas -- 3. The power provided by Terry must be used responsibly / Fred E. Inbau, James R. Thompson -- 4. Terry had an unstated racial dimension / Anthony C. Thompson -- Organizations to contact.