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= The Fourth Amendment = //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. //

Description
The Fourth Amendment is basically our right to privacy. This Amendment protects us from unreasonable search and seizure. This means that under no circumstances can someone search through or seize your belongings without a proper warrant.

Historical Applications
The 4th amendment has presented issues all throughout United states history. The Supreme Court case Wolf v. Colorado in 1948-1949 was a case to determine whether states are required by the Fourth and the Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution to exclude illegally seized evidence from trial. After Wolf, was convicted in the District Court of the City and County of Denver of conspiracy of performing criminal abortions. The court ruled that in order to not violate Wolfs 4th amendment rights the illegally seized evidence should be discarded in his trial. []

This case wasn't the first and definitely not the last dealing with the 4th amendment. In 2012 the Supreme Court ruled that some warrant-less cellphone searches are okay. For example to obtain phone numbers is acceptable and does not violate a persons 4th amendment right. The court said that the invasion of privacy was “so slight” it was not considered an unreasonable search. Issues with search warrants and electronic devices have become an increasing issue as technology has developed. But each state has their own laws regarding the issue. For example Michigan State Police could download your cellphone’s information while at a traffic stop. California, says cellphone searches without a warrant are allowed, and in Florida cellphones are considered “containers” and are therefore not subject to needing a warrant. Ohio, on the other hand, has completely banned warrant-less cellphone searches. []

Today's Application
In today's world the Constitution may be difficult to understand. The framers who created it were alive a long time ago and things have changed dramatically over time. Some things are hard to decide whether constitutional or not but this story is simple to understand. It's completely unconstitutional and there are no arguments against it.

In the following video this couples 4th amendment right was clearly violated, and I don't believe that there is anyway to prove otherwise. Police broke into their house with CPS and took their baby without a proper warrant or any evidence to prove why CPS would need to take their child.

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