Third Amendment

The Third Amendment restricts the government from quartering soldiers in private homes during peacetime without the owner’s consent, and permits quartering in wartime only as prescribed by law. It reflects the Founders’ concern about military intrusion into private homes.

Example: In Engblom v. Carey (1982), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit considered a Third Amendment claim involving National Guard members housed in correctional officers’ residences during a prison strike.

Common misconception: The Third Amendment applies only to the original colonial period. It remains part of the Constitution, though relatively few modern cases have interpreted it.

Sources: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/amendment-3/; https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/677/957/