Amendment4Search

=__Amendment 4: Search and Seizure-__ =

//**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.**//  --- This amendment basically says that people can't be searched without good reason. Lets say a cop pulls you over for speeding. While they're writing you a ticket, the notice the smell of beer. They, because they believe you might have been drinking alcohol when it's against the law to, they can now search you car for said alcohol. --- __**Pottawatomie v. Earls (2002)**__   This was a 2002 decision of the [|Supreme Court of the United States] which ruled, 5-4, that mandatory drug testing of students in extracurricular activities was constitutional. It was brought by two students, Lindsay Earls and Daniel James, and their families against the school board of [|Tecumseh, Oklahoma], alleging that their policy requiring students to consent to random [|urinalysis] testing for drug use violated the [|Fourth Amendment] to the [|United States Constitution]. The majority decision, written by Justice [|Clarence Thomas], with a [|concurring opinion] by Justice [|Stephen Breyer] , held that students in extracurricular activities had a diminished expectation of privacy, and that the policy furthered an important interest of the school in preventing drug use among students. This rationale was based on the precedent // [|Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton] //, which allowed drug testing for athletes
 * __Analysis:__**

So what basically happened in this case is that Lindsay Earls and Daniel James  wanted to join their school choir. Well their school, Tecumseh High School, required urinary drug tests for all students in extra-curricular activities involving competition with other schools. The kids did as they were told and did the drug test multiple times, and they always came back clean. After a while, Lindsay and Daniel began to wonder //why// they were required to take these drug tests. Athletes can take drugs to enhance their preformance, but singers cant. They ended up suing the school for unnecessary drug tests. They won in a 5-4 vote. --- Police Officers use this right the most. If they suspect that someone is in possions of somthing illegal, he or she has the right to investigate. This right helps make our community safer and America and better place to live. --- __**Sources:**__ http://www.rightsmatter.org/cases/index.html#earls
 * __ Application: How does/could this amendment impact my real life? __**