"The Fourth 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."
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Justices of the Supreme Court of the United StatesEpiscopalians from the United StatesLawyers from the United StatesYale University alumniPoliticians from Michigan
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Silverman v. United States, 365 U.S. 511 (1961).
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Potter Stewart
Potter Stewart (January 23, 1915–December 7, 1985) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving on the Court from 1958 to 1981.
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