Rakas V. Illinois

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rakas v. Illinois, 439 U.S. 128 (1978), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, in which The Court held that the "legitimately on the property" requirement of Jones v. United States was too broad. It held that the expectation of privacy from unreasonable search and seizure must have source outside 4th Amendment, i.e. property rights. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal judiciary. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed with the "advice and consent" (majority vote) of the Senate.