Goldman v. United States
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Goldman v. United States is a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld warrantless electronic eavesdropping based on a narrow, property-based interpretation of the Fourth Amendment, later limited by the Court’s shift to a privacy-based approach.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Goldman v. United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5770454 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Goldman v. United States Context triple: [Katz v. United States, overruledPrecedentInPart, Goldman v. United States]
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Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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Bond v. United States
Bond v. United States is a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified an individual’s ability to raise Tenth Amendment challenges to federal statutes, reinforcing limits on federal power in favor of state sovereignty.
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C.
Gelbard v. United States
Gelbard v. United States is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether grand jury witnesses could refuse to answer questions based on the government's alleged illegal use of wiretap evidence.
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D.
Roth v. United States
Roth v. United States is a landmark 1957 U.S. Supreme Court decision that redefined the legal standard for obscenity under the First Amendment.
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E.
Dennis v. United States
Dennis v. United States is a landmark 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on speech advocating the overthrow of the government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Goldman v. United States Target entity description: Goldman v. United States is a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld warrantless electronic eavesdropping based on a narrow, property-based interpretation of the Fourth Amendment, later limited by the Court’s shift to a privacy-based approach.
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A.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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B.
Bond v. United States
Bond v. United States is a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified an individual’s ability to raise Tenth Amendment challenges to federal statutes, reinforcing limits on federal power in favor of state sovereignty.
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C.
Gelbard v. United States
Gelbard v. United States is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether grand jury witnesses could refuse to answer questions based on the government's alleged illegal use of wiretap evidence.
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D.
Roth v. United States
Roth v. United States is a landmark 1957 U.S. Supreme Court decision that redefined the legal standard for obscenity under the First Amendment.
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E.
Dennis v. United States
Dennis v. United States is a landmark 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the convictions of Communist Party leaders under the Smith Act, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on speech advocating the overthrow of the government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| approachToFourthAmendment |
property-based interpretation
ⓘ
trespass-based interpretation ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional criminal procedure
ⓘ
search and seizure law ⓘ |
| citation | 316 U.S. 129 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| factPattern |
federal agents used a detectaphone placed against a wall to overhear conversations in an adjoining office
ⓘ
no physical penetration of the defendants’ office occurred during the surveillance ⓘ |
| holding | Warrantless electronic eavesdropping that does not involve physical trespass on a defendant’s property does not violate the Fourth Amendment ⓘ |
| impact |
narrowed the scope of Fourth Amendment protections against non-trespassory surveillance
ⓘ
served as controlling precedent on electronic eavesdropping until Katz v. United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDecision | English ⓘ |
| laterLimitedBy |
Katz v. United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
shift to privacy-based Fourth Amendment doctrine ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
legality of warrantless electronic eavesdropping
ⓘ
scope of Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionAuthor | Justice Harlan F. Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overruledInPartBy | Katz v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parties |
Goldman
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor | permissibility of certain forms of electronic surveillance without a warrant ⓘ |
| reasoning | Fourth Amendment was violated only by physical intrusion into a constitutionally protected area ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Katz v. United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olmstead v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
electronic surveillance
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reasonable expectation of privacy ⓘ wiretapping jurisprudence ⓘ |
| status | partially superseded precedent ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal criminal investigation techniques
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use of electronic listening devices by law enforcement ⓘ |
| subsequentDoctrinalDevelopment | transition from property-based to privacy-based Fourth Amendment analysis ⓘ |
| vote | 5–4 decision ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Goldman v. United States Description of subject: Goldman v. United States is a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld warrantless electronic eavesdropping based on a narrow, property-based interpretation of the Fourth Amendment, later limited by the Court’s shift to a privacy-based approach.
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