Date Created:
Year Created: 1791
Description: The 4th Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. It requires law enforcement to have a warrant, supported by probable cause, before searching a person, their home, or their belongings. This amendment protects privacy and personal security.
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"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."
Citation: The National Archives