PA Supreme Court Ignores the 4th Amendment

     “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”  — The 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1791

The 4th Amendment has two clauses: the privacy clause, and the warrant clause. Since the inception of the [U.S. Supreme Court] Roberts’ Court, several states have had either legislative action or states’ high court actions eviscerate the “Red Line” rule of law of the warrant clause. Preceding these actions, many cities and municipalities across the United States implicitly – or overtly – endorsed police actions of search and seizure without reasonable suspicion. (see Maricopa County, AZ and Philadelphia, PA for examples). Now the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court becomes the latest state high court to rule that legally executed search warrants are unnecessary to search vehicles, “given probable cause”.