Search Warrants and Warrantless Searches of Your Home
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guards against unreasonable searches and seizures. What constitutes reasonableness has been the subject of many court battles, and the answer to that question depends on the nature of the search. For example, a search is reasonable when a person consents to it or when a person has no reasonable expectation of privacy (like with garbage you leave outside of your house). Generally, the police must obtain a warrant to search your home because...
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