Right To Privacy
Definition
The right to privacy refers an individual's legal protection against intrusion into their personal life by the government, corporations, or other individuals.
Analogy
Think of your right to privacy like having a lock on your bedroom door. Just as you have the right to keep others out of your personal space at home, you also have the right to keep them out of certain aspects of your personal life.
Related terms
Fourth Amendment: This amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. It is often associated with privacy rights.
Due Process: This is a legal requirement that ensures fair treatment through normal judicial system especially as citizen's entitlement.
Invasion of Privacy: This refers to an intrusion into one's personal life without just cause which can lead to lawsuits for damages.
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Practice Questions (4)
- How is the Right to Privacy protected in the United States?
- How has the Right to Privacy been inferred from the U.S. Constitution?
- How did the decision in Roe v Wade (1973) interpret the right to privacy under Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause?
- What landmark Supreme Court case decided that a woman’s right to an abortion fell within the right to privacy protected by the Fourteenth Amendment?
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