<P> In New Jersey v. T.L.O. ( 1985 ) , the Supreme Court ruled that searches in public schools do not require warrants , as long as the searching officers have reasonable grounds for believing that the search will result in the finding of evidence of illegal activity . However , in Safford Unified School District v. Redding ( 2009 ) , the Court ruled that school officials violated the Fourth Amendment when they strip searched a 13 - year - old girl based only on a student claiming to have received drugs from that student . Similarly , in Samson v. California ( 2006 ) , the Court ruled that government offices may be searched for evidence of work - related misconduct by government employees on similar grounds . Searches of prison cells are subject to no restraints relating to reasonableness or probable cause . </P>
<P> In New Jersey v. T.L.O. ( 1985 ) , the Supreme Court ruled that searches in public schools do not require warrants , as long as the searching officers have reasonable grounds for believing that the search will result in the finding of evidence of illegal activity . However , in Safford Unified School District v. Redding ( 2009 ) , the Court ruled that school officials violated the Fourth Amendment when they strip searched a 13 - year - old girl based only on a student claiming to have received drugs from that student . Similarly , in Samson v. California ( 2006 ) , the Court ruled that government offices may be searched for evidence of work - related misconduct by government employees on similar grounds . Searches of prison cells are subject to no restraints relating to reasonableness or probable cause . </P>
there are two parts to the fourth amendment the reasonableness clause and the
there are two parts to the fourth amendment the reasonableness clause and the
probable cause
probable cause