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1. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

   Amendment IV: Searches and Seizures

   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,…

2. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10881683 · Jun 30, 2026

   Re-decided holding: The government's acquisition of Google Location History data via a geofence warrant does not violate the Fourth Amendment because the data was voluntarily disclosed to a third party and the warrant was supported by probable cause.

   Whether police officers conducted a Fourth Amendment search when they obtained a geofence warrant and acquired Okello Chatrie's Google Location History data without a warrant supported by probable cause particularized to him. 1) The…

3. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10813527 · May 24, 2026

   Zorn v. Linton — Re-decided: Qualified immunity is not a defense to Fourth Amendment excessive-force claims; the reasonableness of the seizure is the sole question.

   …resisting protester after warnings is entitled to qualified immunity from a Fourth Amendment excessive-force claim. 1) The question is whether Sergeant Zorn's use of a rear wristlock to lift Shela Linton during a passive-resistance protest…

4. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8312 · Jun 10, 2026

   Federal Program Integrity and Oversight Enhancement Act

   …issued by a federal judge upon probable cause of fraud, in compliance with the Fourth Amendment. All investigations must provide written notice to the subject within 30 days, ensuring Fifth Amendment due process. Penalties for fraud…

5. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10845431 · May 15, 2026

   Officer Vanterpool's stop was an unreasonable seizure without probable cause; D.C. Court of Appeals affirmed, evidence suppressed.

   …fleeing unprovoked, and the driver backing out with door open—violated the Fourth Amendment absent probable cause. 1) The question: Did Officer Vanterpool violate the Fourth Amendment by seizing R.W. without a warrant or probable cause,…

6. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4952 · Jul 16, 2026

   Federal Program Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act of 2025

   …agreements are authorized without explicit congressional approval, preserving Fourth Amendment protections. Honors Democratic priorities: protects privacy by limiting data sharing without warrants, avoids disproportionate penalties, and…

7. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.Res. 1499: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9436) to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1490) providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act, to require an institution that participates in certain programs under that Act to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel, and for ot

   …and votes; it does not punish speech, disarm, authorize searches under the Fourth Amendment, or take property. The underlying H.R. 4795 boycott provision could raise First Amendment speech and association questions if enacted, but this…

8. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8800 · Jun 19, 2026

   National Defense Authorization and Constitutional Safeguards Act for Fiscal Year 2027

   …circumstances approved by a federal judge within 48 hours, consistent with the Fourth Amendment. Any provision authorizing detention of individuals shall affirm habeas corpus rights under Article I, Section 9, Clause 2, requiring prompt…

9. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.Res. 1333: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7892) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for el

   …H.R. 8646, H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892, and H.R. 8872. No search under the Fourth Amendment, no compelled testimony under the Fifth Amendment, and no other enumerated right is limited. Under SI review, no Bill of Rights provision is triggered.…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.Res. 1175: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through October 20, 2027, and for other purposes.

    …surveillance authorities under FISA Title VII, which implicates serious Fourth Amendment concerns and consolidates federal surveillance power without adequate due process safeguards. The extension of such authorities without meaningful…

11. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 9238: To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

    …later searching without probable-cause warrants, in direct tension with the Fourth Amendment and with First Amendment speech protections and Fifth Amendment due process. Federal authority for foreign intelligence exists, but the method…

12. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.J.Res. 1: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

    …anyone under the Second Amendment, authorizes no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, compels no testimony under the Fifth Amendment, and imposes no punishment under the Eighth Amendment. It preserves the judicial structure…

13. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 09, 2026

    S. 4465: A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

    …warrantless backdoor searches of Americans' communications, violating the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. While foreign intelligence gathering falls within federal authority, the inclusion of U.S.…

14. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.J.Res. 104: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".

    …no disarmament under the Second Amendment, no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and no trial or punishment rule under Amendments Five through Eight. It opens federal land to consideration for leasing rather than penalizing…

15. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026

    Executive Order 14325: Amendment to Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border

    …the Second Amendment; authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment; compels no testimony under the Fifth Amendment self-incrimination clause; and creates no criminal trial, jury denial, or punishment under the…

16. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.Res. 707: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the

    …with juvenile crime statistics could implicate privacy rights under the Fourth Amendment, as it may expose juveniles' personal information without due process. H.R. 5143's standards for vehicular pursuits could lead to Fourth Amendment…

17. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.Res. 1438: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for considerat

    …and consideration of listed bills. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, or Fourth Amendment interest is burdened. The resolution restricts no private conduct involving person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It governs only internal…

18. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.J.Res. 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.

    …Amendment, disarm under the Second Amendment, authorize searches under the Fourth Amendment, or impose punishment under the Eighth Amendment. Tax classification is permitted under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and the Sixteenth Amendment.…

19. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9646 · Jul 16, 2026

    Cooperative Critical Minerals Quantum Mapping Act of 2026

    …sensing technologies that do not invade the curtilage of a home or violate the Fourth Amendment. Any data collected that reveals proprietary information on mineral deposits shall be kept confidential and not disclosed without the…

20. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026

    Executive Order 14256: Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports

    …under First Amendment, arms under Second Amendment, search or seizure under Fourth Amendment, or trial rights under Fifth, Sixth, Seventh Amendments. The order imposes duties on imported goods from the People's Republic of China and Hong…