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by horsawlarway 601 days ago
Except he never actually entered the home... He knocked and then left.

Also - despite the repeated attempts at implying it in the article, I really don't suspect the guy is there to creep on an elderly cancer patient in her bathroom.

It sounds a lot like he's on land, which is not protected by the 4th, and he's there well within his scope of authority as granted by the state.

No trespassing signs only apply to someone there without permission. He explicitly has permission from the state. And trespassing is very clearly not "search".

Harassment? Possibly. Abuse of authority? Possibly. Illegal search? ehhh... probably not.

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>He explicitly has permission from the state.

The state can't give you permission to something that the federal government explicitly doesn't give you access to.

So show me where the federal government restricts access to land? Hint - it's not the 4th amendment...