Understanding Search and Seizure Law
One of the great things about this country is the right to privacy. To help preserve this right, the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. The key word there is “unreasonable,” and legal disputes occur when law enforcement claims they had adequate reason to perform a search and the citizen claims otherwise. Understanding precedents where searches were deemed appropriate or not can help you in the event that you want to dispute a … Continued