Are searches and seizures by private security employees of a private security company, such as those conducted by the National Security Agency, considered unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Taylor, 222 Cal.App.3d 612, 271 Cal.Rptr. 785 (Cal. App. 1990):
Under federal law, searches and seizures by private security employees have traditionally been viewed as those of a private citizen and consequently not subject to Fourth Amendment proscriptions. (United States v. Lima (D.C.App.1980) 424 A.2d 113, 118.
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