Fourth Amendment Essay

Taylor Pugh Dr. Genis Constitutional Law October 23, 2016 Illegal Tracking For decades, various types of tracking devices have been used. These types of devices include devices such as; satellite trackers, GPS trackers, ankle monitors, and beeper trackers. To go along with the different types of devices, various types of people have used them. People using these devices include but are not limited to; jealous spouses, girlfriends, boyfriends, law enforcement, parents, and even pet owners. These

Reasonable expectation of privacy is an issue dealing with the Fourth Amendment of the Coalesced States Constitution. In the constitution the Fourth Amendment kenned as "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against adamant searches and seizures, shall not be breached, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, fortified by Oath or affirmation, and concretely describing the place to be probed, and the persons or things to be seized." Expectation

the situation, use lethal weapons. But this authority entrusted to law enforcement personnel must be exercised within the limitations of law, or it might jeopardize the admissibility of any evidence collected for prosecution. That brings us the Fourth Amendment formed in 1971. Which states: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. No Warrants shall be issued, but upon Probable Cause, supported

three amendments that are used to protect the rights of those accused of a crime include, the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment. “The Fourth Amendment in the Constitution, contains protection against unreasonable searches and seizures and protects people’s homes, property, and effects” (as cited in Peak, 2015, p. 180). “The Fifth Amendment in the Constitution, among other protections, guards against self-incrimination and double jeopardy” (as cited in Peak, 2015, p. 180). “The Sixth Amendment in the

from search and seizure, provided by the fourth amendment, was violated. The Supreme Court then had to decide if the thermal imaging scan infringed DLK’s fourth amendment rights. While he may have been growing marijuana in his home, the U.S. Government violated his fourth amendment rights when they used thermal imaging, without a warrant, to gather evidence. Many precedent cases show that the manner in which he was investigated, violated his fourth amendment

Courts consider drug testing a search and seizure because one’s urine is seized and searched (Vernonia). However, the fourth amendment only protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, and the safety concerns of Linn State Technical College certainly seem reasonable. However, a drug testing program like the one implemented by Linn State Technical College is unreasonable

The constitution serves six purposes, by which the people will attempt to: create a union, establish and maintain justice, maintain tranquility between our neighbors, provide for a common defense, promote the general welfare of the people and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity (Vile. 2015). The written constitution clearly limits the power of the government. Prohibiting the government from becoming dictators. The constitution of the United States clearly outlines how

(Black 2013). Moving beyond crowd surveillance, drones are raising a lot of questions in reference to the Fourth Amendment that protects citizens and their houses, papers and effects from unreasonable searches and seizures (U.S. Const. amend IV). As drones have the potential to become important tools in police investigations, there are many situations presented that fall outside of the Fourth Amendment’s regulation but fit in well enough to raise it as an issue (Koerner 2015). The concern centers

A 13-year-old girl named Savana Redding's math class at Safford Middle School on October day in 2003. The assistant principal of the school, Kerry Wilson, came into the room and asked Savana to go to his office. Savana stated that none of the items in the planner belonged to her. Wilson then showed Savana four white prescription-strength ibuprofen 400-mg pills, and one over-the-counter blue naproxen 200-mg pill, all used for pain and inflammation but banned under school rules without advance permission

Based on the 4th Amendment, I agree with the outcome in Supreme Court case Riley v. California No. 13-132 that search warrants are needed to search a cell phone. This case started when David Riley was stopped by police officers on August 22, 2009 in California for a speeding violation. When the police pulled him over, the found unauthorized weapons in his vehicle, leading to the cell phone search. The police repeatedly found terms associated with a local street gang, this lead to his arrest. After