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By kwregglesworth
On July 27, 2018
Bell Ringer: Cell Phones and the Fourth Amendment
Description
Carpenter v. United States (2018) has changed the way law enforcement may access cellular data records that have been released to third-parties, such as the cellular providers.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What is the third-party doctrine?
- What are the facts of the Carpenter case?
- How does the Carpenter case fit into the framework of Katz v. United States (1967)?
- How did the Court describe the relationship between cell phones and the American people?
- What was the argument of privacy advocates in the Carpenter case?
- How is this ruling going to make it more difficult for law enforcement officials to gain access to cell phone location records?
- Did the average American gain or lose rights based upon the Carpenter decision, in your opinion?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- 4th Amendment
- Privacy
- Third Party Doctrine