Feds Claim Access to 1.2 Billion Private Acres Without Warrant or Probable Cause

Feds Claim Access to 1.2 Billion Private Acres Without Warrant or Probable Cause

From an article in AgWeb by Chris Bennett

Article excerpts:

“How much private land can the federal government access without probable cause, search warrant, or consent? Almost all of it, as in 1.2 billion acres, or at least 96% of all private holdings in the United States.

The staggering numbers, tabulated in research by Institute for Justice (IJ), highlight the scope of the Open Fields doctrine—the power of federal officials to enter and surveil private land with no limitations on frequency or duration.

Additionally, the report, ‘Good Fences, Good Luck’, puts a spotlight on an alarming acreage correlation for property owners: the more rural the land, the more accessible to government’s reach.”

Link to full article: HERE