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"The privacy argument is just a technicality for a guilty person to avoid conviction but will not help Craig's reputation at all"
I certainly agree that it isn't going to help his reputation. But independent of whether this particular privacy argument has any legal merit, I don't agree that a privacy argument (or any argument that a criminal prosecution was unconstitutional) is a "technicality" for guilty people. The Bill of Rights is not a technicality. The vast majority of privacy arguments in the criminal context come in the area of search and seizure. For example, it's an extremely big deal that the police can't come in and search your house without a warrant or an emergency. That brings tremendous benefits to everyone, whether you're trying to hide marijuana in your house or not.
I don't think the ACLU is likely to carry the day here, but I'm grateful that they pursue these principles so aggressively, even in the case of guilty liars like Sen. Craig.
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