Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Constitutional search upheld
Influenced law enforcement search protocols Search of trash upheld as constitutional Search of trash was lawful |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Criminal law
87-404 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
486 U.S. 35
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| gptkbp:controversy |
Trash can be searched without warrant
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| gptkbp:court |
Affirmed lower court ruling
Affirmed lower court's decision Established guidelines for warrantless searches Five justices in majority Set standards for trash searches |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 21, 1988 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
March 1, 1988
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| gptkbp:hasMajorCity |
Majority opinion emphasized public exposure
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Involved drug-related charges
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| gptkbp:homeGround |
Involved drug trafficking investigation
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
California v. Greenwood
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| gptkbp:impact |
Privacy expectations in public spaces
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
Majority opinion supported by four justices Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens Dissent argued for stronger privacy protections Established precedent for trash searches Reinforced public domain concept Fourth_Amendment_jurisprudence In_favor_of_California |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Examined public vs. private spaces
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Search and seizure law
Expectation of privacy Clarified expectations of privacy Privacy vs. law enforcement needs Search deemed reasonable Fourth_Amendment_rights Fourth_Amendment_framework |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Analyzed expectations of privacy in public
Important for Fourth Amendment interpretation Relevant to modern privacy discussions |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Search and seizure upheld
Law_enforcement_practices |
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
California,_Greenwood
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Public exposure of trash
Trash left for collection is not protected |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Katz_v._United_States
Implications for future privacy cases Influenced cases on digital privacy |
| gptkbp:significance |
Influenced future cases on privacy rights
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| gptkbp:team |
Publicly accessible items have no privacy expectation.
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