The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion. Potter Stewart Read Quote
A person’s mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise to probable cause to search that person. Potter Stewart Read Quote
In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal right to property. Potter Stewart Read Quote
The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights. Potter Stewart Read Quote
It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures. Potter Stewart Read Quote
To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the law contrives against him. Potter Stewart Read Quote
Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do. Potter Stewart Read Quote
