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state action requirement  

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  • The state action requirement means that the Fourth Amendment limits law-enforcement officials—government officials—from engaging in unreasonable searches and seizures. The Fourth Amendment does not limit the actions of private individuals. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; State Action Requirement]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/state_action_requirement

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