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Civil Liberties

NotHardly

(2,480 posts)

1. 4th Amendment, the right of the people

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:05 PM

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Fourth 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.

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