jan 1, 1914 - Weeks v. United States
Description:
"The Supreme Court held that evidence seized in the course of an unreasonable search that violates the Fourth Amendment is to be excluded from evidence in federal courts." (pg 444) "The Court unanimously held that a warrantless seizure of private documents from the home violated the Fourth Amendment and could not be used as evidence against a citizen." This case established the "exclusionary rule".Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1914
Now
~ 111 years ago