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constitutional law, the exclusionary rule is a legal principle
holding that evidence collected or analyzed in violation of the
U.S. Constitution is inadmissible for a criminal prosecution in
a court of law (that is, it cannot be used in a criminal trial).
The exclusionary rule does not apply to all violations of the
Fourth, Fifth, or Sixth Amendments. An example of this is the
2006 Supreme Court ruling Hudson v. Michigan, The Exclusionary
Rule is designed to provide a remedy and disincentive, short of
criminal prosecution, for prosecutors and police who illegally
gather evidence in violation of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments
in the Bill of Rights, which provide for protection from
unreasonable searches and seizure and compelled self-
incrimination. The Exclusionary Rule applies to all citizens or
aliens (illegal or documented) that reside within the United
States. It is not applicable to aliens residing outside of U.S.
borders. United States v. Alvarez decid