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United States v. Hall, a 1995 case heard by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, addressed a critical Fourth Amendment issue: the distinction between an individual's and a business's reasonable expectation of privacy, especially in the context of "curtilage." A government official seized shredded papers from a trash on Bet-Air, Inc.'s business site in this case. The defendant, Hall, tried to cover up the evidence, claiming a breach of the Fourth Amendment. This post looks at the Court's ruling, the Fourth Amendment ramifications, the possible impact on private property, and advice for Bet-Air, Inc. to establish a higher expectation of privacy.