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    any Americans communications The Fourth Amendment protects your privacy‚ for instance the police cannot search personal properties. Due to the definition of "the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚” it makes people feel secure (Legal Information). In addition‚ it prevents all irrelevant searches that are not useful. On the other hand the Fourth Amendment makes it challenging for law enforcement to gather information. The Fourth Amendment is beneficial to citizens: it protects

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    In this essay I will be discussing The Fourth Amendment rights as they pertain to search and seizure‚ with and without warrants and why they are so important. The Fourth Amendment guarantees the right of the people to be secure by their persons‚ houses‚ papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated and no warrants shall be issued but upon probable cause. Supported by oath or affirmation‚ and particularly by describing the place to be searched and

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    Fourth Amendment Exceptions

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    The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution states that people have the right "to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚" but the issue at hand here is whether this also applies to the searches of open fields and of objects in plain view and whether the fourth amendment provides protection over these as well. In order to reaffirm the courts’ decision on this matter I will be relating their decisions in the cases of Oliver v. United States

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    movement. The case United States V. Jones‚ suggested that the Fourth Amendment must continue to protect against government intrusions. Any use of a tracking device without a warrant would be highly risky for law enforcement All citizens of The United States deserve their privacy‚ but in those emergency situations where you have to invade someone’s privacy for the greater good of others than that’s acceptable. The Fourth Amendment offers and important safeguard against unjustified government surveillance

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    Not all people feel secure and safe in the United States‚ but something that helps people feel more secure is the fourth amendment‚ which prohibits search and seizure of a person or property without a warrant. The amendment preserves the privacy of the people because it makes sure that no one can just search you or your house‚ unless of course‚ there is a good reason. The fourth amendment also protects peoples’ personal property because‚ there must be a warrant before investigators can touch a person’s

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    The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of The United States of America was added as part of the Bill of Rights on December 15‚ 1791. The Fourth Amendment deals with protecting people from searching their homes‚ and private property without properly executed search warrants. “Provides 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” (The History Behind the

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    The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads: 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 (The Free Dictionary 2013) In 1973‚ the Supreme Court case Cady v. Dombrowski created the “community caretaking exception

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    United States of America is the country in the world that most protect its citizen’s rights. Those rights are protected by the strongest and most important document in the U.S.‚ which is the constitution. The constitution was written in the constitutional convention‚ which occurred on May 25 to September 17‚ 1787. When was finally signed. The idea behind of the constitutional convention was to rewrite the articles of confederation‚ but they realize that for create a new country they should start

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    The statement‚ “The Fourth Amendment protects people‚ not places‚” is one of the most controversial statements in Criminal Procedure. The amendment’s purpose is to secure individuals’ rights to privacy within their houses‚ papers‚ and defends them against unreasonable searches and seizures. However‚ to what extent does the law preserve a person’s privacy? The Law of Search and Seizure and the Search Warrant‚ give the government strict to stipulations as to how they are able to rightfully obtain information

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    and the Bill of Rights‚ the Fourth Amendment can be best defined as an amendment providing 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 (Fourth‚ 2012). In general terms‚ the Fourth Amendment protects from illegal searches

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