Why Is The Fourth Amendment Important

The Fourth Amendment is “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 goal of this amendment is to protect people’s privacy. The Fourth Amendment protects the people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. However, the fourth amendment is not a guarantee against all searches and seizures. Americans had experienced this privacy invasion with the British many times. Before the revolution, British claimed the authority to issue Writs of Assistance allowing officials to enter private homes in search for evidence of smuggling. Writs of Assistance never expired and were transferable. The federalists violate the fourth amendment on a daily basis. When federal agency collects our electric data, emails, phone calls, and other private information, that violates this amendment, if they don’t have a legitimate reason. This problem still occurs today. …show more content…
Fremont Weeks’ home using his hidden house key. They stole books, papers, letters, and other personal items. These officers did not have a warrant to enter or search his house. The items that they found were used to find Mr. Week guilty of sending lottery tickets through the mail. Mr .Weeks asked the Supreme Court to review the case. After finding out the officers violated the 4th amendment the judgment of this court was reversed. In order for this search to be legal there would have to be a good reason to search the house. This reason would be used to try to get a search warrant. Because they did not get a warrant, it is illegal. Even if the evidence is strong, it is not allowed to be used in