Statements (102)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Used as a case study in law schools.
Analyzed for its implications on law enforcement. Implications for future surveillance technology. Remains relevant in discussions of privacy. Examines the balance between law enforcement and privacy. |
| gptkbp:case_number |
Documented in legal archives.
00-309 Appealed from the Ninth Circuit. |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
Decided
5-4 ruling. Reversed lower court's ruling. Details of the outcome discussed in legal forums. Impact on Fourth Amendment interpretations. Kyllo's conviction was overturned. Majority opinion favored Kyllo. Ruling emphasized privacy in the home. Summarized the importance of privacy rights. Summarized the ruling's impact on law enforcement. Increased scrutiny of law enforcement practices. Influenced public perception of surveillance. Led to legislative discussions on privacy. Reinforced the need for warrants in surveillance. Search was unconstitutional. Encouraged legal challenges to surveillance methods. |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Landmark case in American legal history.
Influenced future rulings on surveillance. |
| gptkbp:case_types |
Criminal case
Criminal law case. |
| gptkbp:consequences |
Strengthened Fourth Amendment protections.
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| gptkbp:constitutional_issue |
Addressed constitutional issues regarding privacy.
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Danny_Kyllo
gptkb:United_States United States. Danny Kyllo. |
| gptkbp:date |
November 20, 2000
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 11, 2001 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg Dissent argued for broader surveillance powers. Justices Breyer. |
| gptkbp:has_implications_for |
Set precedent for future surveillance cases.
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| gptkbp:held_in |
Use of thermal imaging to detect heat from a home constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kyllo v. United States
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future cases on privacy and technology.
Set precedent for privacy in home searches. |
| gptkbp:involved_technology |
Thermal imaging camera.
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
Frequently referenced in legal arguments.
533 U. S. 27 (2001) Carpenter v. United States. Riley v. California. United States v. Jones. United States v. Katz. United States v. Warshak. |
| gptkbp:judges |
Justices O' Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas.
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Supreme Court review.
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Federal jurisdiction
United States Supreme Court. |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Legacy in privacy law.
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
Part of the broader discussion on civil liberties.
Fourth Amendment jurisprudence. |
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Influenced judicial interpretations of the Fourth Amendment.
Judicial outcome favored individual privacy. Part of the legal framework governing searches. |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Fourth Amendment rights
Debate over technology and privacy. |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Search warrant required for thermal imaging.
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Reasonable expectation of privacy.
Expectation of privacy. |
| gptkbp:legislation |
Privacy rights.
Search and seizure. Technological surveillance. |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:California
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| gptkbp:majority_opinion_summary |
Government's use of technology to gather information from a home is a search.
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Evidence obtained using thermal imaging was deemed a search.
Reversed the lower court's decision. |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Thermal imaging is a search.
Expectation of privacy in home Set a legal precedent for future cases. Established judicial precedent on surveillance. Established limits on law enforcement surveillance. Subsequent privacy cases. |
| gptkbp:propulsion |
gptkb:Danny_Kyllo
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
Expectation of privacy in the home. Thermal imaging violates the Fourth Amendment. |
| gptkbp:public_reaction |
Significant public interest in privacy rights.
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Florida_v._Riley
gptkb:California_v._Ciraolo gptkb:Carpenter_v._United_States gptkb:United_States_v._Jones Cited in numerous privacy-related cases. |
| gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
Extensively analyzed in legal literature.
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| gptkbp:significance |
Key case in Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.
Thermal imaging constitutes a search. Clarified the application of the Fourth Amendment. |
| gptkbp:uses_technology |
Thermal imaging camera.
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Florida_v._Jardines
gptkb:United_States_v._Jones |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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