Understanding Search and Seizure Law: The Fourth Amendment »

July 8, 2009

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You should learn when the government can invade your privacy to hunt for evidence of a crime.

Limitations have been put on the power of the police to make arrests, search people and their property, and seize objects and contraband (such as illegal drugs or weapons) by the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution.

These limits are considered as the bedrock of search and seizure law. In this article I have tried to cover the basic issues that you should know about these limits, it starts with an overview of the Fourth Amendment itself.

The Fourth Amendment: Protecting Your Privacy

The statement of the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution reads as follows:

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

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