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→Amendment 4 [unreasonable searches, warrants & probable cause]
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** "describing" the "place" to be searched and the "person" or "things" to be seized, | ** "describing" the "place" to be searched and the "person" or "things" to be seized, | ||
** i.e., the search and seizure must be consistent with the probable cause and cannot go beyond it | ** i.e., the search and seizure must be consistent with the probable cause and cannot go beyond it | ||
* in Katz v. United States (1967), the Court established a test of "reasonable expectation of privacy"}}''' and '''{{#tip-text:additional notes|Issues, problems & limits: | * in Katz v. United States (1967), the Court established a test of "reasonable expectation of privacy"}}''' and '''{{#tip-text:additional notes|(con't) | ||
Issues, problems & limits: | |||
* the term "reasonable" is vague and subject to interpretation | * the term "reasonable" is vague and subject to interpretation | ||
* probably cause is also vague and subject to interpretation, such as: | * probably cause is also vague and subject to interpretation, such as: | ||