The Fourth Amendment was introduced in Congress in 1789 by James Madison, along with the other amendments in the Bill of Rights, in response to Anti-Federalist objections to the new Constitution.

Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine ... These amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the "Bill of Rights." ...

This essay in the print edition of Reason argues that courts should overturn the "open fields" doctrine of the Fourth Amendment ... guaranteed in the Bill of Rights: the protection against ...

The bill of rights works the same way ... It's hard to grasp why we should read the Fourth Amendment's text any differently. But don't just take mine or Justice Scalia's word for it.