Orin Kerr
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Orin Samuel Kerr is an American legal scholar known for his studies of American criminal procedure and the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as well as computer crime law and interne
Kerr in 2016
The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. It prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets requirements for issuing warrants: warrants must be issue
Orin Kerr
…Orin Samuel Kerr (born June 2, 1971) is an American legal scholar known for his studies of American criminal procedure and the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as well as computer crime law and internet surveillance. He has been a professor of law at Stanford Law School since 2025. Kerr is one of the contributors…
The Bill of Rights in the National Archives
The hand-written copy of the proposed Bill of Rights, 1789, cropped to show just the text that would later be ratified as the Fourth Amendment
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden established the English common law precedent against general search warrants.
Massachusetts lawyer James Otis protested British use of general warrants in the American colonies.