Name: New Jersey V. TLO
Year: 1985
Result: 6-3 NJ won
Constitutional Issue: 4th amendment
Right or Liberty: Libery
Significance: Reasonable suspicion allows for a more thorough search at schools.
Quote: "The gist of the opinion is that the Fourth Amendment does not strictly apply to schools since they are acting in the place of parents but there is still a general requirement that searches be reasonable in light of the totality of the circumstances."
Summary: Schools allowed to search more thoroughly
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