This activity explores the Supreme Court’s 1949 decision in Wolf v. Colorado, where Dr. Julius Wolf challenged evidence obtained by police without a search warrant. The Court ruled that the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches and seizures applied to states through the Fourteenth Amendment, but did not require states to exclude illegally obtained evidence from trials. This ruling set the stage for future decisions clarifying individual constitutional protections against illegal searches.
Included in this resource:
Supreme Court Case Spotlight analysis with scaffolding questions
Answer key for teachers (suggested)
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