Triumph of Privacy: Kyllo v. United States (2001) Analyze majority and minority opinions of the case, give your own opinion, and discuss implications for future privacy rights.

Triumph of Privacy One of the most important additions to the United States Constitution is the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights contains our fundamental civil liberties, which guarantees citizens individual rights against intrusions by both the federal and state government. The perception that human beings have inalienable rights and liberties that cannot be violated is not new. Philosophers like Socrates and Locke all preached about the importance of individual rights. This belief still …

…the defendant's home constituted a "search" for the purposes of the Fourth Amendment and was presumptively unreasonable without a warrant. The Court placed great weight on the fact that the device was new, "not in general public use," and had been used to "explore details of a private home that would previously have been unknowable without physical intrusion." Thankfully the sanctity of the home was reaffirmed and prying eyes covered with a blindfold of justice.