Soldal v. Cook County

The Court held that the forcible removal of the trailer home from the park was a “seizure” of the home within the meaning of the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment. This was true although the officers did not enter the home or rummage through the homeowner’s possessions and did not interfere with the homeowner’s liberty during the eviction. The Court cited precedents indicating that the Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable seizures of property regardless of whether the seizure is the outcome of a search, and protects pure property interests even in a setting other than law enforcement.