Exigent circumstances; Plain view; Search incident to arrest; Consent; Automobile exceptions; Special needs. The Fourth Amendment does not prohibit the warrantless search and seizure of garbage left for collection outside the curtilage of a home.The Fourth Amendment, however, is not a guarantee against all searches and seizures, but only those that are deemed unreasonable under the law. There is no general exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement in national security cases. The 4th amendment does still apply to game wardens and the coast guard. The Fourth Amendment protects against illegal searches and seizures. 7, and requires independent reasonable suspicion. Under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Neb. Const. art. The court explained that "there is nothing in the Court's prior cases indicating that under the. Clark filed a motion to suppress, asserting that the officers violated his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures.