The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. AMENDMENT 4—SEARCHES AND SEIZURES have been reaffirmed directly in a Fourth Amendment case.The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments provide that the state may not deprive a person of "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. Under the Twenty-First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Amendment Four to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791. It protects the American people from unreasonable searches and seizures. Founded in 1991, the Institute for Justice (IJ) is a nonprofit, public interest law firm. If you fill out a form on a webpage, you will lose your progress. This should remain the state of affairs. The 4 th Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees freedom from unreasonable search and seizure.