Ruling in Katz v. United States, on December 18, 1967, the majority opinion declared, “The Government’s eavesdropping activities violated the privacy upon which petitioner justifiably relied while using the telephone booth and thus constituted a ‘search and seizure’ within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.”
The question presented was:
“[W]hether the search and seizure conducted in this case complied with constitutional standards.”
Oral Arguments
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The Ruling
You can read the final ruling in Katz v. United States either in our read in full below, or click here for a PDF.
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