By: Ethan Wham, Jesse Lieberfeld
The Fourth Amendment was written to protect Americans’ “papers and effects[] against unreasonable searches and seizures,” providing a crucial check against the forms of intrusive law enforcement seen in the colonial era. 250 years later, these safeguards remain as essential as ever, even as our “papers and effects” have changed drastically and become ever more digital. It is quite challenging to participate in modern society