When the Founders penned the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, it was not difficult to identify the βpersons, houses, papers, and effectsβ they meant to protect; nor was it hard to understand what βunreasonable searches and seizuresβ were. The Fourth Amendment was intended to stop the use of gen
The Fourth Amendment in Flux
β Scribed by Michael C. Gizzi; R. Craig Curtis
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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