In a blow to the 4th Amendment, the Obama administration wants the Supreme Court to allow warrantless searches of cell phones. Someone should remind the president, who should already know because he taught constitutional law, that the Constitution protects citizens against unreasonable search and seizure. The relevant text, in full:
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.
It’s getting harder these days to believe that the administration either understands or respects the Constitution. All the more reason for Congress and the states to promote renewed emphasis on the 10th Amendment.