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Priscilla M. Regan's Legislating Privacy

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A book by Priscilla M. Regan: “Legislating Privacy”, explains how deep the concept of privacy can create beyond the vacancy of public pressure between individuals and society. “When viewed as a fundamental right, privacy can be interpreted as being involved in a range of constitutional and moral issues — freedom from surveillance and searches, reproductive freedom, freedom to associate, confidentiality of communications, and family values.” (Regan 48). According to Reagan's statement, privacy is a sensitive topic when approached from many different angles. The constitution and moral issues as Reagan discuss is directly cohesive to the case of the Minnesota school district. Laws such as the first and fourth amendments, and emotional distress

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