Fourth Amendment

Historical Documents
Torres v. Puerto Rico was a U.S. Supreme Court case that established that the Fourth Amendment's protections against unreasonable searches and seizures apply to Puerto Rico. The case arose when Terry Torres was subjected to a warrantless and suspicionless search of his luggage at a Puerto…
Historical Documents
United States v. Brignoni-Ponce was a landmark Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously held that Border Patrol agents cannot stop a vehicle near the U.S.-Mexico border based solely on the occupants’ apparent Mexican ancestry. They argued that doing so violates the Fourth Amendment’s…
Articles

<p><span class="deck"> Long before Lexington, James Otis’ fight for civil liberties gave heart to the rebel cause. But why did he behave so strangely as the Revolution neared? Which side was he on?</span> </p>