Mapp V. Ohio: a Landmark in Fourth Amendment Jurisprudence
Words: 570 1535In the vast panorama of American legal history, few cases have made as much of an impact on the protection of citizens' rights as the 1961 Supreme Court decision, Mapp v. Ohio. More than just a ruling on one woman’s predicament, it became a foundational stone for Fourth Amendment rights, redefining the relationship between the individual and the might of law enforcement. The story begins in Cleveland, Ohio, 1957, with a woman named Dollree Mapp. Police officers, acting on a […]