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Edmund W. Kitch

Katz v. United States: The Limits of the Fourth Amendment

Edmund W. Kitch
Date
1968
Citation
Edmund W. Kitch, <em>Katz v. United States</em>: The Limits of the Fourth Amendment, 1968 Supreme Court Review 133–152 (1968).
UVA Law Faculty Affiliations
Edmund W. Kitch
John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program
Intellectual Property
Center for Public Law and Political Economy
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