States are mandated to follow the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
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Fourteenth Amendment: This amendment, ratified after the Civil War, is the key legal mechanism expanding the Bill of Rights protections to state actions through the “incorporation” process via the “Due Process Clause”, meaning states cannot deprive individuals of “life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”
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Fourth Amendment: This amendment, ratified on December 15, 1791. “ The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the people from unreasonable seizures by the government:
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Protections
The Fourth Amendment protects people’s “persons, houses, papers, and effects” from unreasonable searches and seizures. The landmark Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio in 1961 established the Fourth Amendment applies to the states. Ongoing property taxation effectively nullifies citizens security of home ownership.
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