16 177 American Edition Jurisprudence Second

16 177 American Edition Jurisprudence Second

16 177 American Edition Jurisprudence Second

It is always important to monitor The Supreme Court. Much like in the case of Connick v. Thompson when the Court loosened the limits on the right to a fair trial, in Kentucky v. King, the Court loosened the limits the Fourth Amendment places upon police.

The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution

Among the most important distinctions that have kept the United States from becoming a police state has been the Fourth Amendment’s requirement that police are required to obtain a warrant from a judge prior to conducting a search of a person, his belongings or his home. The Fourth Amendment reads:

“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.”