Year: 1988
Result: 6-2 California won
Constitutional Issue: 4th amendment
Right or Liberty: Liberty
Significance: Garbage placed on the curb is not protected by the 4th amendment. The police have every right now to search trash, as long as it is on the curb.
Quote: "The 4th amendment does not prohibit the warrantless search and seizure of garbage left for collection outside the curtilage of a home."
Summary: Cops search without warrant now legal
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