Government interests are greater than the need to keep certain information private.
Minnesota v. Carter
Government interests are greater than the need to keep certain information private
To protect its citizens from terrorist attacks
In the California vs. Greenwood case, the Supreme Court ruled that warrantless searches and seizures of garbage left outside a person's home are legal. This means that law enforcement can search through someone's trash without a warrant because there is no expectation of privacy once the garbage is placed outside for collection.
The Supreme Court created an exception to the exclusionary rule for searches conducted by school administrators.
illegal searches
In the Rochin v. California case, the supreme court ruled that the suspect could not be tried because some of the searches were shocking to the conscience and that the fruits of such searches should be excluded from the courts.
This has been a strong idea in the Supreme Court as well as the other branches of government. A major problem before the U.S. won its independence was that the British soldiers could ransack a home without any warrant. The U.S. wanted to stray away from this idea of searching without a warrant. However, many situations call for search without a warrant and so the major issue is what needs a warrant and what doesn't.
Warden v. Hayden
The fourth amendment protects citizens from searches and seizures without due process of law. This and the fifth amendments' clause concerning due process has been interpreted by the supreme court to protect these rights.
The fourth amendment protects citizens from searches and seizures without due process of law. This and the fifth amendments' clause concerning due process has been interpreted by the supreme court to protect these rights.
The chief justice during the Mapp v. Ohio case, decided in 1961, was Earl Warren. The Supreme Court ruled that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, cannot be used in state courts. This landmark decision extended the exclusionary rule to the states, reinforcing the protection of individual rights against unlawful search and seizure.