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The Fourth Amendment Is the Most Punk Rock Sentence in Law

Two hundred and thirty-five years old and still the most radical constraint on government power ever written.

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.”

Fifty-four words. That’s it. That’s the entire Fourth Amendment.

Mar 2026