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→Amendment 4 [unreasonable searches, warrants & probable cause]
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* again, here the Founders consider an "oath" to be a serious statement of truth | * again, here the Founders consider an "oath" to be a serious statement of truth | ||
* thereby an "oath" that is a lie is illegal | * thereby an "oath" that is a lie is illegal | ||
** just as a lie in court is perjury, so is a lie to support a warrant}}''', and particularly '''{{#tip-text:describing the place to be searched | ** just as a lie in court is perjury, so is a lie to support a warrant}}''', and particularly '''{{#tip-text:describing the place to be searched|Warrants must be specific: | ||
* the warrant must be specific in its purpose to be legal | * the warrant must be specific in its purpose to be legal | ||
* "seizure" of a person = arrest or detention}}'''. | * "seizure" of a person = arrest or detention}}''', and the persons or things to be seized. | ||
=== Amendment 5 [legal protections, due process & takings clause === | === Amendment 5 [legal protections, due process & takings clause === | ||