The threshold question under the Fourth Amendment is whether a government search or seizure has occurred. A person’s property is “seized” when the government meaningfully interferes with a ...

Lawyers argued over the limits of cell phone search warrants before the Michigan Supreme Court Thursday. Colin Jackson has ...

An expert in criminal law and former GW Law professor discussed his new book about the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment ...

...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 first half ...

The Michigan Department of Attorney General will present oral arguments before the Michigan Supreme Court Thursday in a case with significant implications for how courts across the state interpret ...

Here’s a subject new to this column: The Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits “unreasonable searches and seizures.” Before the U.S. Supreme Court in Barnes v.

Staged “perp walks” violate the Fourth Amendment rights ... unreasonable searches and seizures must be judged by assessing the degree to which police actions further the legitimate law enforcement ...

(CN) — A claim that the government's searching of cellphones belonging to those on the terrorist watchlist violates their Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizure can proceed .

The writs were general search ... The Fourth Amendment reads: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures ...

The Fourth Amendment is arguably one of the most important amendments in the U.S. Constitution. It protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures in areas that most would consider private, ...