Heller argued that the District of Columbia's laws, which effectively banned handgun ownership, infringed on his Second Amendment rights. SCOTUS ruled 5-4 in favor of Heller, once again reaffirming the individual right to keep and bear arms. citizen activity as well as gather intelligence domestically, but we do not yet know the extent of such activities. In the near future we will more than likely see drones used to monitor U.S.
Today, with the ever-expanding use of technology by the government for surveillance, including the controversial use of UAVs or drones over civilian air space, we should keep in mind that we are protected against unreasonable searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment, especially those searches that would not be possible without such devices. "Where, as here, the Government uses a device that is not in general public use, to explore details of a private home that would previously have been unknowable without physical intrusion, the surveillance is a Fourth Amendment “search,” and is presumptively unreasonable without a warrant." SCOTUS ruled 5-4 in favor of Kyollo that the use of thermal imaging constituted an illegal search. Upon seeing hot spots, the agents were able to secure a warrant to search the apartment where they found Kyollo had been growing marijuana. In this case, law enforcement agents used thermal imaging to detect hot spots outside of Kyollo's apartment.
citizens and how these decisions affect us today. In today's political environment, where American civil liberties are being scrutinized, we should consider how the Supreme Court has ruled in the past regarding our rights as U.S.
On Wednesday, Rand Paul led a nearly 13-hour filibuster of John Brennan's nomination to head the CIA in order to highlight how Americans' right to due process was in jeopardy by the president's use of drones.
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