The makers of our Constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness. . . . They conferred, as against the Government, the right to be let alone—the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by civilized men.

-stanley v. georgia

The court sought to

Alimit the power of the police to conduct searchers

Blink the right of privacy to the original intention of the framers of the constitution

Cdeal with the governments power of eminent domain

Demphasize the governments authority to conduct drunk driving test, later applied in shmerber vs california