Federal Wiretaps & the Fourth Amendment Topic of White Paper From CRS
September 25, 2026
September 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13317) on Sept. 21, 2026, by supervisory attorney Tamsin G. Harrington:
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Federal Wiretaps and the Fourth Amendment
The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures, generally requiring that law enforcement obtain a warrant from a neutral and detached magistrate upon a showing of probable cause. In 1928, the Supreme Cour . . .
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Federal Wiretaps and the Fourth Amendment
The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures, generally requiring that law enforcement obtain a warrant from a neutral and detached magistrate upon a showing of probable cause. In 1928, the Supreme Cour . . .