Thursday - October 22, 2026
Fourth Amendment & Speech or Debate Clause Topic of White Paper From CRS
October 22, 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11492) by Legislative Attorneys Cassandra J. Barnum and Todd Garvey:

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The Fourth Amendment and the Speech or Debate Clause

Various searches by federal agents of sitting Members of Congress can raise questions about the intersection of Fourth Amendment principles and the privilege held by Members under the Speech or Debate Clause of . . .

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