Searches and seizures

there might be information about the attack. The FBI should not force Apple to write a new software to unlock Syed Farook's Iphone because it violates the 4th Amendment. The 4th Amendment guarantees the right to privacy, and unreasonable searches and seizures. Although the fourth amendment does say that the government has a right to search personal property if its a warrantable cause, this does not say that third…

argued that the evidence obtained from her purse by Choplick, should not be allowed in court because it was obtained illegally. His reasoning was that the search violated her Fourth Amendment rights that protected her from unreasonable search and seizures. And under the exclusionary rule, this evidence should not be permissible in court. Though the court disagreed with her lawyer and allowed it anyway. She was later found guilty. T. L. O. appealed to the Superior Court of New Jersey, but they…

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._Ñù. This Amendment states that the Government has to have probable cause if they want to search through anything we own. If the Government gains access to our internet searches it would be in violation of this…

The fourth amendment of our Constitution states: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, house, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.” But in a case involving Edward Snowden, a now famous leaker of classified National Security Administration (NSA) surveillance operator, this amendment was challenged. The NSA Prism Program is used to gain private information from all Americans…

In our society, it is important to control those who violate laws in order to keep the public safe. The criminal justice system is given this responsibility. Society relies on those in this system to effectively combat crime. This may sound simple, but many have debated how to efficiently fight crime for years. Two concepts that have been debated are the crime control model and the due process model. The crime control model is a model that encourages surveillance. Those who encourage this…

houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated” (“Fourth Amendment”). Its laws also apply to searches done by public school officials. Public school officials, such as vice principal Theodore Choplick, are not exempt from the Amendment’s dictates by virtue of the special nature of their authority over schoolchildren. On the other hand, school officials represent the State itself in carrying out searches such as this one and cannot claim the…

1) There are two ways to approach this case and it is arguable for both sides as to whether the evidence can come in or not. Before choosing a particular side, it is important to look at the concept of obtaining evidence from cell phones. With the immense developments in technology, cell phones have become incredibly capable of storing all types of information, some of which can be incriminating. Carrying a cell phone means that a person will always holding a huge source of private information…

school. Terry went to court and she was found guilty of having marijuana and Terry said that the search of her purse was a violation to her Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. The Supreme Court favor the school and said that is legal to do unreasonable searches and seizures, if it is disrupting the learning environment or is found smoking in school environment and the discovery of rolling papers near cigarette in her purse created suspicion that she might have…

History has allowed for police officers to search an arrestee’s person and vehicle without a warrant under certain circumstances. However, under the Fourth Amendment, is it constitutional for police officers to search through electronic data and information instilled in a cellphone? A cellphone may contain evidence pertaining to crimes, but cellphones also hold an immense amount of personal information of not only the owner’s, but of other people as well. Riley v. California seeks to…

American with one in 31 adults being on probation, in prison, or on parole (Alexander 38). The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution states “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 person or things to be seized”(Alexander 38). A few years…