Chapter 3. Search, Seizure, and Incident Response

Imagine for a moment that an officer has stopped your vehicle and detained you for speeding. The officer approaches your car, walks around your vehicle, and, after speaking with you, requests to search your iPhone. What do you do? Do you have the right to say no? The Constitution—specifically the Fourth Amendment—offers protection from unreasonable search and seizure. Does the Constitution protect you from unlawful search and seizure of your iPhone? This question may seem easy to answer, but it actually depends on the circumstances and events that are occurring.

On its face, the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects an individual from unreasonable searches and seizures, except ...

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