For the first 6 minutes, I give an overview of the history of the Fourth Amendment, focusing on my man, George Mason, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, Writs of Assistance, and sprinkle in a bit of John Locke. I had to make this topic my own. Starting at the 6 minute mark, I go into the text of the Fourth Amendment, and justifications for the exclusionary rule. Around the 30 minute mark I talk about the structural protections of our Constitution, and why it is so important to protect the rights of the accused. At 38:30 I begin a discussion of Terry v. Ohio. Shameless plug for Constitutional Places, Constitutional Faces at 42:00, and a discussion of why there are so many SCOTUS cases that arose from Cleveland.
[podcast format=”video”]https://joshblackman.com/podcasts/fedcts/class5-1.m4a[/podcast]