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2000's

It is now 2007. You live in a nation with cell phones and the Internet. You also live in a world that experienced the 9/11 terrorist attack and other acts of terrorism.

Can people always expect privacy? When people fly on airplanes or enter government buildings like courthouses, they must send their bags through a metal detector. The Supreme Court decided that these are not unreasonable searches and are allowed without a warrant.

Issue History: Subway Searches