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Institute for Justice-96% of PRIVATE land in the US is subject to gov't TRESPASSING
What is the Open Fields Doctrine?
The open fields doctrine is a century-old legal rule that stems from a 1924 Supreme Court decision, which essentially says that government officials do not need a warrant to enter private land under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The 4th amendment is supposed to protect against these kinds of intrusions, but in the case Hester v. the United States, the Supreme Court held that the 4th amendment doesn’t apply to so-called open fields (all land not immediately near a home).
This means that nearly 96% of all private land is exempt from the 4th Amendment’s protection.
IJ fighting to close this and other 4th Amendment loopholes.
Learn more here: https://ij.org/issues/ijs-project-on-the-4th-amendment/open-fields-doctrine/
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