POLI 3120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Fourth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Lawn Mower, Affidavit
9 Apr 2020
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Requires police to obtain warrants before conducting searches and seizures. Some warrantless searches are allowed (generally subject to a test of reasonableness) Must have probable cause or reasonable suspicion that a search will produce evidence of a crime. The 4th amendment applies to the state and federal government. It has always applied to the federal government. It has not always applied to the state government. Like other protections in the bill of rights, it only restricted the federal government at first. People do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in airports. People entering the border are not entitled to 4th amendment rights. Border searches can occur at a border or a functional equivalence of a border (e. g. ship docking or airplane landing) The 4th amendment does not apply to private actors. The police can use evidence obtained by a private citizen in an unlawful search.
