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electronic eavesdropping  

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  • Supreme Court rulings on the constitutionality of using electronic equipment to conduct surveillance of individuals. The basic questions facing the Court are whether and when electronic surveillance constitutes a violation of the Fourth Amendment guarantee of security against unreasonable search and seizure. [Source: Student's Guide to the Supreme Court; Electronic Eavesdropping]

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