The Third Amendment in 2020

Authors

Michael L. Smith, St. Mary’s University School of LawFollow

Journal Title

Stetson Law Review

Volume

52

Issue

1

First Page

55

Document Type

Article

Publication Information

2022

Abstract

Compared with other Amendments in the Bill of Rights, the Third Amendment does not get much attention. Its prohibition on the quartering of soldiers in houses during peacetime, along with its prohibition on similar quartering during times of war absent legal prescription, is rarely the subject of litigation or scholarship. Indeed, most people—and likely most attorneys—probably cannot tell you what the Third Amendment covers if put on the spot. This Article aims to fix this by giving the Third Amendment the respect that one of the Constitution's original amendments deserves. This Article surveys and analyzes caselaw, scholarship, and popular media coverage of the Third Amendment published in 2020.

Recommended Citation

Michael L. Smith, The Third Amendment in 2020, 52 Stetson L. Rev. 55 (2022).