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Third Amendment to the United States Constitution

Amendment III (the Third Amendment) of the United States Constitution is part of the United States Bill of Rights. It states:
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

There has been no Supreme Court explication of this Amendment. In fact, save for the curious case of Engblom v. Carey, 677 F. 2d 957 (2d Cir. 1982), on remand, 572 F. Supp. 44 (S.D.N.Y.), aff'd. per curiam, 724 F.2d 28 (2d Cir. 1983), there has been no judicial explication at all.

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2nd Amendment United States Bill of Rights
United States Constitution
4th Amendment