With the decision in Weeks v. United States (1914), federal law enforcement officials were required to follow the dictates of the Fourth Amendment. In cases where federal law-enforcement officials failed to follow the Fourth Amendment
A) any evidence illegally seized would not be admissible for a criminal prosecution in a federal court.
B) the federal officials who had violated the Fourth Amendment would not receive any direct punishment for their actions.
C) any evidence illegally seized, though not inadmissible in federal court, could be admitted in many state courts.
D) the federal officials could, theoretically, be sued in state court under various legal theories.
E) all of the above are correct.
E
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