The law for unreasonable search and seizure is in the fourth Amendment. The fourth Amendment states that “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.” this quote states that in order to search and seize anything on private property they need a warrant. In other words, this means that you cannot be searched or seized without a warrant, that has to be signed by a judge. Search and seize on private property without a warrant is illegal. Also, up until June 22, …show more content…
the Unites States is about how a police sheriff illegally searched Weeks’s house and found incriminating papers. Weeks was caught for sending lottery tickets through the mail. After the police, sheriff handed over the papers to the U.S. marshal’s they went back again on the same day with a marshal still without a warrant and seized more papers and documents. The reason this case is important is because the Supreme Court implemented a new rule called the exclusionary rule. This rule means that all illegally seized documents or evidence is not to be used in court. The case was a unanimous vote for