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The article presents information on various amendments to the Constitution of the U.S., and different laws related to searches and seizures of property and papers. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the U.S. discusses about the right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures and issue of warrants. Constitutional provisions more or less similar to this one exist in all the states, except in New York where such a limitation appears in the Civil Rights Law. It is well known that the adoption in 1791 of the first ten amendments resulted from the agitation for a Bill of Rights which attended the ratification of the Constitution.

The article presents abstracts of various papers related to legislation of the U.S. One of the papers discussed is "The Constitutionality of the Pipe-Line Amendment." By an amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act adopted in 1906 all persons engaged in the transportation of oil by interstate pipelines are placed on the footing of common carriers. A recent decision of the Commerce Court holding this amendment invalid because it applies to pipelines, which have never professed to carry for the public, presents a constitutional question of considerable importance. Another paper discussed is "Martial Law." Military jurisdiction is of three kinds. The universal demand for security to person and property, which has everywhere, expressed itself in the form of constitutional guarantees against interference with individual rights.

Analyzes the application of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the case Fisher v. United States for cases concerning the use of subpoena duces tecum and the rights of criminal defendants in the U.S. Background on the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court; Discussion on the concept of implicit authentication; Examination of the first amendment protection for personal paper.