This amendment guarantees the privacy of person, house, papers, and effects. This requires one (the law) to have probable cause or reasonable suspicion of a crime, a warrant by court, and the warrant being clear of all searches.
Court cases:
Boyd v US (1886)- Established that the fourth amendment included that people cannot be forced to hold evidence against themselves.
Weeks v US (1914)- appealing conviction, running own lottery (federal marshals did not have warrant and was over turned).
Evidence in violation of the fourth amendment cannot be used in a criminal trial.
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