Safford v Redding (2009)
Savana Redding was a 13 year old girl middle school student. On October 8, 2003 she was called into the Assistant Principal’s …
School Searches Safford v. Redding
Assistant Principal Wilson had heard from another student that 13-year-old Savana Redding had been giving out prescription-strength pain relief pills. Safford School …
To Search or Not to Search?
Facts: An anonymous tip was given to the police that a resident in North Walnut Avenue, Tucson, Arizona was distributing drugs. Acting …
Arizona v. Gant (2009)
The Arizona v. Gant decision in 2009 holds in question the issue of warrantless searches and seizures and exceptions to the warrant requirement. The …
Illinois v. Gates (1983)
In the case of Illinois v. Gates, Police received an anonymous letter which provided details about the Gates, a husband and wife, …
Illinois v. Gates
The Illinois v. Gates decision in 1983 overturned the Aguilar-Spinelli test in favor of a totality of the circumstances approach for determining …
Katz v. United States – Beware the “Uninvited Ear”
Katz v. United States (1967) Vote: 7-1 Opinion of the Court: Justice Stewart Concurring: Justice Harlan Dissent: Justice Black Facts: Charles Katz, a Los …
“The Uninvited Ear”
Charles Katz was suspected of placing bets and illegally transmitting gambling information over the phone to other states. In order to gather …
Technological Advances may clash with the 4th Amendment, only time will tell.
First let’s take care of the nitty gritty; the vote breakdown was simple all justices sided with the majority opinion. Justice Scalia …
U.S. v. Jones
United States v. Jones 565 U.S.___ (2012) Vote: 9-0 Opinion of the Court: Scalia Concurring Opinion: Sotomayor Opinion Concurring in Judgment: Alito …