The Third Amendment, which forbids the “quarter[ing]” of “soldiers” in private homes in peacetime without the owner’s consent, is often the butt of jokes among lawyers, because it generates so little litigation. But the Amendment has come up in this ongoing Nevada case, along with the Fourth Amendment and state law claims [HT: my former […]
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A Real Live Violation of the Third Amendment
The Third Amendment, which forbids the quartering of troops in private homes without the owner’s consent, is often the butt of jokes. Few people take seriously the possibility that it could be violated. However, law professor Tom Bell has a forthcoming article about a neglected – and tragic – historical case where the federal government […]