The Fourth Amendment: Searches, Seizures, Warrants, Reasonableness, and Remedies
Accuracy review — August 7, 2026. The Fourth Amendment protects people against unreasonable government searches and seizures. It does not require a warrant for every government intrusion, and a violation does not always produce the same remedy. Text and basic framework The amendment protects persons, houses, papers, and effects. A court first asks whether government […]