2. 4 th Amendment  “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.”

3. What it means  It protects people from unreasonable searches from the government. However, not a guarantee against all searches and seizures, only those deemed unreasonable under the law. This law basically helps with protecting public safety.

4. Court Cases  Georgia v. Randolph 2006: A case where a man robbed a store and was tracked down to an apartment where police tries to enter but couldn’t, enter because they didn’t have a warrant but got in by asking the girlfriend permission to enter.  Arizona v. Johnson 2009: Officers may pat down driver and passengers of a vehicle during a lawful traffic stop; police doesn’t need to believe any occupant in vehicle is involved in criminal activity.

5. Contemporary Issues  Whether it’s against the 4 th amendment to search through someone’s text messages via their cell phone company rather than going through their cell phone text history.  If the government can conduct house-to- house searches for a suspect on the loose. Depends on the level of danger, and knowledge of suspects proximity.