In Olmstead v. United States (1928), the Supreme court took a __________ view of the scope of the Fourth Amendment.

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The Supreme court in Olmstead v. United States (1928) took a strict view of the scope of the Fourth Amendment. The Court held that the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures did not extend to wiretapping of telephone lines outside of the defendant's home or office, as long as the physical integrity of the defendant's person or property was not violated. This decision was later overruled by Katz v. United States (1967), which interpreted the Fourth Amendment more broadly and held that it protected an individual's reasonable expectation of privacy.

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