Well, as far as I can tell the 4th amendment no longer exists!
DAMN IT ALL!
You might remember Eric Scott who was murdered by Las Vegas police outside a Costo several months ago?
The latest is talk about the illegal search of his home immediately after the shooting, a warrantless search not only in violation of the US Constitution but many local laws and procedures as well.
It appears the police found a card on Scott's body that showed he possessed a Ruger LCP, which all friends say he never carried as it was a bed side gun.
The police needed to show he had another weapon and none was seen retrieved at the crime scene, and none in the search of the car Scott was in at Costco, so they got a lock smith to pick the lock on the house and searched it without any witnesses being present. They listed some things they took, but the LCP was not on the list, but it was available to be entered as evidence for a justifiable shooting.
If you wish to find more on this story, go over to the Confederate Yankee sight http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/ and scroll down. The case is being strongly presented there and it is a very long read of all the updates since the shooting.