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A quick definition of privacy:

Privacy is the right to keep your personal life private. In the United States, the Supreme Court recognized the right to privacy in 1965. This means that people have the right to keep their personal information, like medical records or conversations, private. The right to privacy also includes the right to make personal decisions, like whether or not to have an abortion or use contraceptives. However, recent Supreme Court decisions have overturned some of these rights, so the law around privacy is always changing.

A more thorough explanation:

Privacy is the right to keep personal information and activities away from public view or interference. In the United States, the right to privacy was first recognized by the Supreme Court in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965). The Court found that the Constitution creates a "zone of privacy" based on the personal protections in the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Ninth Amendments. This right was later extended to unmarried couples in Eisenstadt v. Baird (1971) and to same-sex couples in Lawrence v. Texas (2003).

For example, if you have a diary, you have the right to keep it private and not let anyone else read it without your permission. Similarly, you have the right to keep your medical records confidential and not share them with others unless you choose to do so.

However, the right to privacy is not absolute and can be limited in certain circumstances, such as when there is a compelling public interest or when it conflicts with other rights. For example, if you are suspected of committing a crime, the police may search your home or belongings with a warrant or probable cause, even if you want to keep them private.

Overall, the right to privacy is an important aspect of individual freedom and autonomy, but it must be balanced with other societal interests and values.

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10:12
@GatorNation: I don't know that school all that well. But it's ranked really low and usually rankings don't matter much if you're just trying to practice. But I'd be careful and look on reddit. Cause some of these schools can be highkey predatory.
AngryMiniCar
10:15
Like some schools have a conditional scholarship that they take away from you at the drop of a hat and no faculty support in 1L so a lot of people get fucked. I know someone who got screwed by Western New England. Not saying that it is just that I wouldn't think of making it my go-to without digging into it.
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10:35
check the 509 report, should show bar passage rate, employment data, and percent of students that retained their scholarship after 1L
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NosyBeagle
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hamilton but he frees the slaves and has to figure out what their racial demographics are for the census
12:17
has anybody compiled the transfer median gpas for law schools anywhere
12:18
instead of having to check each schools 509
12:24
@c0bra1: not that I've seen
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I think the transfer reddit had a spreadsheet at one point but it's a few years old
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any chance I'll improve RC just by hard drilling with no review? I honestly think I just have a reading problem atp
AngryMiniCar
16:51
Not even that I don't know how to answer questions. I think I'm simply not well read
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