A Wikipedia article on Entick v Carrington (1765), the English Court of Common Pleas decision holding that state agents who searched a private home and seized papers under a general warrant committed an unlawful trespass because no statute or precedent authorized the search, a foundational statement of the rule that executive power is bounded by law.
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Entick v Carrington (Wikipedia)
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This source backs 16 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 2 connected. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Landmark Cases, 11 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 connected, 3 general references.
- Sources, 3 claims: 3 well-attested.
- Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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