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When the Founders penned the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, it was not difficult to identify the “persons, houses, papers, and effects” they meant to protect; nor was it hard to understand what “unreasonable searches and seizures” were. The Fourth Amendment was intended to stop the use of general warrants and writs of assistance and applied primarily to protect the home. Flash forward to a time of digital devices, automobiles, the war on drugs, and a Supreme Court dominated by several decades of the jurisprudence of crime control, and the legal meaning of everything from “effects” to “seizures” has dramatically changed. Michael C. Gizzi and R. Craig Curtis make sense of these changes in The Fourth Amendment in Flux. The book traces the development and application of search and seizure law and MYUjurisprudence over time, with particular emphasis on decisions of the Roberts Court. Cell phones, GPS tracking devices, drones, wiretaps, the Patriot Act, constantly changing technology, and a political culture that emphasizes crime control create new challenges for Fourth Amendment interpretation and jurisprudence. This work exposes the tensions caused by attempts to apply pretechnological legal doctrine to modern problems of digital privacy. In their analysis of the Roberts Court’s relevant decisions, Gizzi and Curtis document the different approaches to the law that have been applied by the justices since the Obama nominees took their seats on the court. Their account, combining law, political science, and history, provides insight into the court’s small group dynamics, and traces changes regarding search and seizure law in the opinions of one of its longest serving members, Justice Antonin Scalia. At a time when issues of privacy are increasingly complicated by technological advances, this overview and analysis of Fourth Amendment law is especially welcome—an invaluable resource as weaddress the enduring question of how to balance freedom against security in the context of the challenges of the twenty-firstcentury.

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A significant contribution to the literature on Fourth Amendment jurisprudence that is written clearly and concisely. It should be read by legal scholars and students, and anyone with an interest in how law enforcement interests collide with the privacy rights of citizens.--Craig Hemmens, Chair and Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Washington State UniversityThe Fourth Amendment in Flux is an excellent book for political science, pre-law and criminal justice students.--Michael Palmiotto, Professor of Criminal Justice, Wichita State University An interesting and informative read.--Law Library JournalWell written and engaging [because] Fourth Amendment issues are very important for researchers and service providers in the social services.--Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

The Fourth Amendment in Flux is an excellent book for political science, pre-law and criminal justice students. Michael Palmiotto, Professor of Criminal Justice, Wichita State University A significant contribution to the literature on Fourth Amendment jurisprudence that is written clearly and concisely. It should be read by legal scholars and students, and anyone with an interest in how law enforcement interests collide with the privacy rights of citizens. --Craig Hemmens, Chair and Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Washington State University The Fourth Amendment in Flux is an excellent book for political science, pre-law and criminal justice students. --Michael Palmiotto, Professor of Criminal Justice, Wichita State University An interesting and informative read. --Law Library Journal The Fourth Amendment in Flux is an excellent book for political science, pre-law and criminal justice students. --Michael Palmiotto, Professor of Criminal Justice, Wichita State University

A significant contribution to the literature on Fourth Amendment jurisprudence that is written clearly and concisely. It should be read by legal scholars and students, and anyone with an interest in how law enforcement interests collide with the privacy rights of citizens. --<b>Craig Hemmens</b>, Chair and Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Washington State University <i>The Fourth Amendment in Flux</i> is an excellent book for political science, pre-law and criminal justice students. --<b>Michael Palmiotto</b>, Professor of Criminal Justice, Wichita State University

An interesting and informative read. --Law Library Journal Well written and engaging [because] Fourth Amendment issues are very important for researchers and service providers in the social services. --Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare A significant contribution to the literature on Fourth Amendment jurisprudence that is written clearly and concisely. It should be read by legal scholars and students, and anyone with an interest in how law enforcement interests collide with the privacy rights of citizens. --Craig Hemmens, Chair and Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Washington State University The Fourth Amendment in Flux is an excellent book for political science, pre-law and criminal justice students. --Michael Palmiotto, Professor of Criminal Justice, Wichita State University

The Fourth Amendment in Flux is an excellent book for political science, pre-law and criminal justice students. Michael Palmiotto, Professor of Criminal Justice, Wichita State University

<i>The Fourth Amendment in Flux</i> is an excellent book for political science, pre-law and criminal justice students. <b>Michael Palmiotto</b>, Professor of Criminal Justice, Wichita State University

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Michael C. Gizzi is associate professor ofcriminal justice at Illinois State University. R. Craig Curtis is associate professor ofpolitical science at Bradley University.

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