The Fourth amendment consists of seizures of persons and property. SCOTUS defines seizure of property as "some meaningful interference" with an individual's "possession" of property. In 2009 the courts recognized that the hard drive of a computer was akin to a residence in terms of privacy of information.

1. Investigate the means by which police gain access to a suspect's records of cell phone numbers called and received. How do police deal with text messages and emails? Obviously, criminals are using cell phones, text messages, and emails to plan and commit crimes. How does the Fourth Amendment apply to these types of technologies? In what do suspects have a reasonable expectation of privacy?

2. Find a Supreme Court case that deals with a Fourth Amendment issue. Identify the three-step process used in the case and determine whether each part of the process was met.