"It is a measure of the framers' fear that a passing majority might find it expedient to compromise 4th Amendment values that these values were embodied in the Constitution itself.“

-Sandra Day O'Connor

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"Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability."

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"Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment."

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