1. Do Now
“The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers, and effects, against
unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not
be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but
upon probable cause, supported by Oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the
place to be searched, and the persons or
things to be seized”
Identify the text above in your notebooks.
Rewrite in your own words.

2. Brown v. Texas

3. Brown v. Texas
•Police officers stop two men in El Paso, Texas for
“looking suspicious”
•Officers demand that the men identify
themselves
•Men refuse and are arrested for failing to
produce identification

4. Brown v. Texas
•Supreme Court found men not guilty of a crime
•Men were illegally stopped by the police
•Police lacked reasonable suspicion
•Fourth Amendment was violated by officers
•Only the case was reviewed, not the law