The threshold question under the Fourth Amendment is whether a government search or seizure has occurred. A person’s property is “seized” when the government meaningfully interferes with a ...

The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is not long—only 54 words, in total. But its core premise can be summed up with ...

Decades of precedent, from RICO to asset forfeiture to “good faith” exceptions, have normalized warrantless search and gutted ...

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures and provides that warrants may only be granted upon findings of probable cause.

...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 first half ...

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures and provides that warrants may only be granted upon findings of probable cause.

The Fourth Amendment protects Americans from “unreasonable searches and seizures” by the government. But the Supreme Court's interpretation of “unreasonable” has varied over time.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled Friday that the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) violated the Fourth Amendment ... unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.