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I'm doing a paper and the guy that's under "Misc Law" says he doesn't have time to answer homework questions. Do you happen to know the law in which it specifically talks about invasion of privacy? If you could get back to me on that that would be cool. Thanks!
Hi Stacey,
There are many different state and federal laws that deal with privacy issues. For example, there are federal wiretap laws to keep people from listening to our phone conversations, laws regarding governmental use of our social security numbers, and many states have laws that protect us from having our image used commerically without our consent. These are but a few examples of hundreds of laws that deal with privacy.
The Consitutional right of privacy upon which is based many other rights including the right of a woman to have an abortion, cannot be found anywhere. The Supreme Court made up the right in the case of Griswold v. Connecticut. You can read that opinion here:
http://www.thisnation.com/library/griswold.html
Of course, the court has significantly expanded that right since that time, including Roe v. Wade and many other rulings.
I hope this helps!
- Mike
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Michael Troy
Expertise
I will answer general questions regarding freedom of speech, petition, or religion. I specialize in cases involving public employment or education, as well as issues related to campaign finance. But I can`t give specific legal advice involving specific cases you might have.
Experience
As an attorney for the Center for Individual Rights, I worked on a number of free speech cases, including Rosenberger v. Univ. of Virginia, in which the Supreme Court upheld my clients' right to run a student newspaper without discrimination because of its religious conent. I also worked on White v. Julian, which protected the right of people to protest against a homeless shelter in their neighborhood.
I also worked for the Federal Election Commission on several cases regarding the right to participate in the election process.
Organizations
Former Attorney for Center for Individual Rights.
Publications
Washington Post
Washington Times
Education/Credentials
J.D. from Univ. of Michigan Law School
Awards and Honors
Truman Scholar
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