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$610K Settlement in School Webcam Spy Case - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/610k-settlement-in-school-webcam-spycase/

A news article regarding the Robbins v. Lower Merion School District case. The district had monitored the webcam from student’s school-issued laptops. One student sued the school district, which settled the case.

Can Police Use Cellphone Location Data without a Warrant? Supreme Court Ruling Could Have Wide Impact - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/can-police-use-cell-phone-location-data-without-a-warrant-supreme-court-ruling-couldhave-wide-impact

A PBS NewsHour story on the 2017 Supreme Court case of Carpenter v. United States. Carpenter was convicted of a series of robberies partially from location data from his cellphone.

Fourth Amendment Text: The United States Constitution - https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/ amendment/amendment-iv

The text of the Fourth Amendment and commentary from the National Constitution Center’s Interactive Constitution website.

The Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure - https://www.acslaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ACS-2012-CITClesson-plan-4th-Amendment-Middle-School.pdf

Part of the Constitution in the Classroom program of the American Constitution Society which includes lesson plans over this Constitutional protection.

How Governments Use Big Data to Violate Human Rights - https://theconversation.com/how-governments-use-big-datato-violate-human-rights-109537

An article from TheConversation.com arguing that governments violate our human rights when they invade our privacy using big data.

New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985) - https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-casesummary-new-jersey-v-tlo

A summary of a decision regarding the search of a 14-year old girl’s purse by school administrators. The Supreme Court ruled on whether this violated the student’s Fourth Amendment rights.

Safford United School District v. Redding (2009) - https://www.oyez.org/cases/2008/08-479

School officials strip-searched a middle student looking for over-the-counter medication she allegedly had in violation of school policy. The Supreme Court ruled on whether this violated the student’s Fourth Amendment rights.

Schools are Watching Student’s Social Media, Raising Questions About Free Speech - https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=pQ1Zr-zEwpc

A PBS NewsHour report on schools’ monitoring of student activity on social media.

Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton (1995) - https://www.oyez.org/cases/1994/94-590

A school district learned that student athletes were taking illegal drugs and implemented random urinalysis. One student’s parents refused to consent to their son’s testing. The Supreme Court ruled on whether this violated the student’s Fourth Amendment rights.

Why Privacy Matters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcSlowAhvUk

This is a TED Talk by the investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald who was one of the initial reporters to work with Edward Snowden when he first came public with his accusations of widespread government surveillance.