Discuss the below:
"Civil Liability"
• From the e-Activity, debate whether or not America is moving closer to becoming a police state. Discuss the incidence, expense, and benefits of lawsuits against the police and their ability to prevent or not prevent our nation from moving toward a police state.
• Illustrate the key aspects of U.S. Code Title 42, Section 1983 (page 239 of the textbook). Next, identify and discuss two (2) situations where someone can file a case under Section 1983.
"The Fourth Amendment: The New Frontier."
• Read the article titled, "Still the American Frontier: Fourth (4th) Amendment Litigation". Explain in your own words situations in which the plain view doctrine applies. List other exceptions to this doctrine not mentioned in the text? Please support your response.
• Describe two (2) situations where you feel that strip, body cavity, or x-ray searches would be merited.