Topic: Fishing Expedition

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Warehouse of Souls
Episode 802 1:27:00 - 1:30:05

802: Warehouse of Souls

Fourth Amendment, Probable Cause Fishing Expedition

Legal experts argue that the FBI's demand for Apple to unlock the San Bernardino shooter's phone constitutes a "fishing expedition" rather than a standard search based on probable cause. Because the suspect is deceased and the government is looking for unknown potential crimes, critics claim the Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure are being bypassed.