It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures.

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There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.

There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what...

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what...

Fairness is what justice really is.

Fairness is what justice really is.

To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the...

To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise...

A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise...

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an...

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not...

The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not...

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an...

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an...

Swift justice demands more than just swiftness.

Swift justice demands more than just swiftness.

In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal...

In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal...

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the...

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the...

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful...

Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful...

I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know...

I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know...

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the...

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

Its hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation...

Its hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation...

All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi...

All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi...

All I know is what I read in the papers

All I know is what I read in the papers

Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee...

Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee...