Arguments Against The 4th Amendment

The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that is a natural right of man to be protected random searches and seizures, programmed by the government. It also implements the idea of the right to privacy, and involves the uses of warrants, a method used by the British known as “writs of assistance. Although the Fourth Amendment protects persons’ rights against unreasonable searches and seizures, it also protects their undisclosed right to privacy. The right to privacy is sprinkled throughout the Bill of Rights, but it is most prevalent in the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment also has a major impact in the Supreme court rulings of Mapp v. Ohio, New Jersey v. T.L.O, Verona School District v. Acton, Weeks v. United States, and Safford Unified School District v. Redding. These rulings have set precedent for cases involving the Fourth Amendment since the early 1900s. The Fourth amendment was originally added in the Bill of Rights during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The ideological background of the amendment is constructed by the idea that there is a natural right of freedom from certain …show more content…
Acton does not take the route of reasonable suspicion, but more down the right to privacy, although, it is still involved with the rights of student in public schools. In this Supreme Court case, James Acton refuses to comply with the Schools new policy on drug tests. Their policy included a rule that made them take a drug test if they wanted to participate in school sports. When Acton refused to cooperate with the policy, he was denied participation in football. Eventually the case caught the attention of the Supreme Court, bringing up the question: Does random drug testing of high school athletes violate the reasonable search and seizure clause of the Fourth Amendment? The Supreme Court voted against Acton. The school’s supervision of students overrides students’ protection of intrusion by school

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