Category Archives: Fourth Amendment Rights
Search Warrant Basics
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects individuals from unreasonable governmental searches and seizures. Generally, this protection is reflected in the legal requirement that police obtain a search warrant before they search someone’s home or person for evidence of a crime. When are search warrants required, and how are they procured? When does… Read More »
Police Need a Warrant to Use Your Cell Phone to Find You
What could law enforcement learn about you from using your cell phone to track your location in real time? All sorts of things – what doctors you go to, what therapists you see, when you visit a lawyer’s office, where you go at night, to name just a few. The technology to locate your… Read More »
Unreasonable Searches Under the Fourth Amendment
As many of us are already aware, the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects our rights as individuals to be free from unreasonable governmental searches and seizures. But what is a search, and what makes it reasonable or unreasonable? What is a Search? A search occurs when the state or federal government (typically… Read More »
What Happens If The Police Want To Conduct A Search?
When interacting with the police, it is important to know your rights, especially if the police suspect that you have committed a crime. Many Americans are intimidated by police officers, and wish to appear cooperative so as to avoid causing suspicion. Unfortunately, when issues involving consent and searches are involved, this desire to appear… Read More »
