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This article relates to the Fourth Amendment; unreasonable search and seizure. The question is; does GPS and DNA violate our Fourth Amendment if utilized without our knowledge?

A look at the public's view on search and seizure and what our laws protect us from. This article also compares the European approach and defines clearly the Fourth Amendment.

Article about the Fourth Amendments protections and the loss of those protections slowly through legislation.

At the border, online, at the doctor's office, you're no longer protected from unreasonable search and seizures. For the protection of the rest of the country unwarranted searches are becoming a part of everyday life because no ones covered in the fine print.

Lyle Denniston talks about how police today use any means of new technology to help solve crimes. The example used in this article is how the fourth amendment comes into play when searching for criminals using an individuals DNA.

Officials are ignoring the 4th amendment against unreasonable search and seizures in the act of DUI checkpoints. Most people over the age of 21 that are pulled over and blow a 0.07 or below think they're safe, but really the are not.

This article discusses the cause of warrant less wire tapping. It also explores the question of whether or not warrant-less wiretapping is a violation of the fourth amendment.

The police has to have evidence, before they can search or seize anyone or anything. If there is a search or seizure that is not lawful then the evidence will not be used at court.

A concise timeline of the evolution of wiretap laws. It starts in 1791

Article on Snowden's leak of government surveillance and avoiding the fact that the govenment is trying to modify our fourth amendment right. This highlights the way the government is trying to find loop holes in our given right of privacy.

This article goes over the recent pardon of Arpaio and how it risks future racial profiling and violation of rights for citizens. Arpaio demonstrated harsh practices like keeping inmates outside in scorching summers, and working in chain gangs. He has already been in contempt of court for racial profiling and violating citizens' Fourth Amendment rights.

I'm not sure this Arpaio pardon will encourage others to racial profile for immigration purposes. Arpaio was the lead candidate for this kind of behavior and I'm not sure others are rushing to follow his footsteps .