Authored by Brian McGlinchey via starkrealities.substack.com 

While most Americans might understandably believe the Fourth Amendment's protection against warrantless searches covers all their property, a little-known 1924 Supreme Court decision -- Hester v United States -- says otherwise. The case struck a major blow against privacy rights, and government agents of all stripes have been exploiting the ruling ever since.

Those exploitations have grown increasingly brazen. Just ask Josh Highlander, whose home sits on a wooded, 30-acre spread east of Richmond, Virginia.

In April, Highlander's wife and 6-year-old son were playing basketball in their yard. When his wife went to retrieve a long rebound, she spotted a man in full camouflage walking among the trees. Alarmed, she and her son darted inside the house.

Josh Highlander's wife was frightened when she spotted a fully-camouflaged man through this opening in the woods (Institute for Justice)