ZURCHER v. STANFORD DAILY

No. 76-1484.

436 U.S. 547 (1978)

ZURCHER, CHIEF OF POLICE OF PALO ALTO, ET AL. v. STANFORD DAILY ET AL.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided May 31, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Booth, Jr., argued the cause for petitioners in No. 76-1484. With him on the briefs were Marilyn Norek Taketa, Melville A. Toff, and Stephen L. Newton.

W. Eric Collins, Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for petitioners in No. 76-1600. With him on the briefs were Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Jack R. Winkler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Edward P. O'Brien, Assistant Attorney General, Patrick G. Golden and Eugene W. Kaster, Deputy Attorneys General, Selby Brown, Jr., and Richard K. Abdalah.

Jerome B. Falk, Jr., argued the cause for respondents in both cases. With him on the briefs was Anthony G. Amsterdam.


MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The terms of the Fourth Amendment, applicable to the States by virtue of the Fourteenth Amendment, are familiar:

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly...

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