4th Amendment - Search and Seizure (1791)

Image: President Clinton uses a laptop computer at the Blair residence in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The 4th Amendment states: “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.”

During the later years of the Clinton administration, electronic security and privacy issues were regularly discussed as 4th Amendment rights. Documents from the Clinton Library focus on Congressional testimony and legislative proposals regarding these 4th Amendment issues.