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An off-duty police officer had searched 3 men and found weapons, Terri was sentenced to 3 years in prison for concealing weapons.

Did the search and seizure of the men violate the 4th amendment?

Scotus ruled 8-1 that it did not violate the 4th amendment.

Their rights were limited in this case because the court found them guilty.

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Vernonia School District vs Acton (1995)

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Vernonia School District vs Acton (1995)

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James Acton, a student, was denied participation in his school's football program when he and his parents refused to consent to the testing.

Question: Does random drug testing of high school athletes violate the reasonable search and seizure clause of the Fourth Amendment?

SCOTUS: 6-3 Did not violate the 4th amendment

Limited

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Riley was in a gang that started a drive-by shooting on a different gang, later police searched his car and found 2 firearms so he was arrested but a different detective later found his phone had pictures of him making gang signs so they further charged him for shooting at a vehicle, attempted murder, and assault with a firearm.

Was searching Riley's phone for evidence a violation of the 4th amendment?

Supreme court ruled unanimously that the unwarranted search violated his 4th amendment.

His rights were protected by this ruling.

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Safford Unified School District vs Redding (2009)

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Safford Unified School District vs Redding (2009)

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Safford Unified school district strip-searched 13-year-old Savana Redding under suspicion of having ibuprofen.

Does the 4th Amendment prohibit schools from strip-searching students suspected of possessing drugs in violation of school policy?

Are school officials individually liable for damages in a lawsuit filed under 42 U.S.C Section 1983?

8-1 ruling that it did violate the 4th amendment.

Protected

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When Police Raid The Wrong Home, They Must Be Held Accountable

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When Police Raid The Wrong Home, They Must Be Held Accountable

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A SWAT team gathered on the steps of 2 wrong house 583 8th Street and 593 8th Street. But they went to the second house and didn't know it was wrong and they were tearing apart the Jimerson family’s home. The wife was in the shower, the husband was sleeping and the kids were in there room and they got showered in glass from them breaking the windows, and hade them at gunpoint. Karen sued the police officers who did it and there constitutional rights were being violated. A wrong house raid is a Fourth Amendment violation and Lewis admitted that he violated the family’s rights.

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A man named Maurice Vaughn pulled into his brother-in-law's driveway when a police officer questioned him about his broken windshield, then arrested him for having a suspended license, and searched his car, and found a gun. Vaughn was in prison for a year for felony gun charges before the court decided that it was unconstitutional for the cop to search his car.

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Long lake officials were suspicious of Maxon having an illegal vehicle junkyard in his backyard so they flew drones over his property. Maxon argues this is a violation of his 4th amendment right but the Michigan supreme court ruled unanimously that it did not violate the amendment.

Did the search of Maxon's backyard violate the 4th amendment?

Michigan state supreme court rules unanimously in favor of long lake officials.

his rights were limited

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For years the DEA used informants (rogue employees) to gather information without warrants.