Chicago Unreasonable Search Attorney

Law enforcement officers—whether local, state, or federal—are prohibited from intruding into a person’s privacy without lawful justification. The Fourth Amendment protects individuals—citizens and non-citizens alike—from unreasonable searches and requires law enforcement to respect clear constitutional limits when searching a person, their home, their vehicle, or their personal effects.

An unreasonable search occurs when police conduct a search without a valid warrant, without probable cause, or without a recognized legal exception. Searches based on consent obtained through coercion or deception, searches that exceed the scope of a warrant, and searches conducted without sufficient legal justification violate the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable government intrusion.

When an unreasonable search occurs, the officers involved may be held personally liable, and the government entity that employs them may also be responsible under federal or state law. Sadelski Law represents individuals whose Fourth Amendment rights were violated through unlawful searches by pursuing claims against the involved officers and the responsible government entities in federal or state court to hold them accountable and seek full compensation for constitutional violations.