Virginia's laws, along with the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, protect citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. Understanding your Fourth Amendment rights is a powerful tool in protecting yourself against an unlawful police search and seizure.The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government from conducting "unreasonable searches and seizures. You are protected from unlawful searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. That's why the Fourth Amendment protects "persons" from unreasonable searches and seizures. Debates over the scope of unreasonable searches and seizures sparked the American Revolution as we'll learn in a moment. Marijuana was discovered in the glove compartment. Searches and Seizures Pursuant to Warrant. But cracks in the Fourth Amendment have weakened our personal security. The Fourth Amendment applies a special set of rules to police-citizen encounters that occur in the context of automobiles.