Searching and Seizing the Fourth Amendment
Some searches happen without warrants
"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."
--U.S. Constitution, Fourth Amendment
Like much of the Constitution, the Fourth Amendment has deep roots in English common law--especially in the idea that "every man's home is his castle." It has roots in the founders' anger over abuses of power by their old English rulers, too.
But interpreting the amendment today requires you to have more than righteous indignation about a government invasion of your castle. You have to have reasonable expectations.
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