Wabash Railway Co. v. Lane

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• stating that even though social worker’s intrusion was motivated by concern for child’s welfare, “and not as part of any investigation, the search falls within the ambit of the Fourth Amendment”
• relying on both Florida statute that enumerates the duties of a guardian ad litem and training manual for Florida guardian ad litem program
• \[C]ourts have held that a person does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in another's belongings.\
• citizens’ security in their homes lies at the core of the Fourth Amendment, hence a violation of this right infringes upon a person’s reasonable expectation of privacy
• qualified immunity granted to social worker for entry into private residence as objectively reasonable under the circumstances
• “Because Paskewitz acted outside the scope of her authority, she is not entitled to qualified immunity. We therefore must reach the merits of the Lenzes’ Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment claims against her.” (cleaned up)

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