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Privacy isn't in the Constitution – but it's everywhere in constitutional law

  • Written by Scott Skinner-Thompson, Associate Professor of Law, University of Colorado Boulder
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Almost all American adults – including parents, medical patients and people who are sexually active – regularly exercise their right to privacy, even if they don’t know it.

Privacy is not specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. But for...

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