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1985 Supreme Court decision in New Jersey v. TLO
New Jersey v. T. L. O., 469 U.S. 325 (1985) was a case appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1984, involving the search of a high school student for contraband after she was caught smoking. She was charged as a juvenile for the drugs and paraphanalia found in the search. She fought the search, claiming it violated her Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, held that the search was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.
New Jersey v. T. L. O., 469 U.S. 325 (1985) was a case appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1984, involving the search of a high school student for contraband after she was caught smoking. She was charged as a juvenile for the drugs and paraphanalia found in the search. She fought the search, claiming it violated her Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, held that the search was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.
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Wicked Local
February 15, 2018
According to the Supreme Court case New Jersey v. T.L.O. searches are in fact quite legal, on the grounds of “reasonable suspicion.” Yet, the search must also be reasonable in its scope. Still, students do have a right to deny illegal searches, where the line can get quite foggy. In response to student fears,Ãâà...
The Forecaster
January 16, 2018
In the landmark 1985 case, New Jersey vs. T.L.O., which specifically involved the constitutionality of searching students in school, though, the majority of the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the reasonable suspicion standard. The majority opinion argued that “against the child's interest in privacy must be set theÃâà...
New York Times
October 3, 2017
Johnson (flag burning, freedom of speech), or New Jersey v. T.L.O. (student search and seizure)?. If so, where did you learn about them, and what did you learn? If not, find one from the list to read about, and tell us why you chose it. — Will you follow any of this term's Supreme Court cases in the news thisÃâà...
TheReporter.Com
September 15, 2017
Ohio (stop-and-frisk rights of police officers who have probable cause and a “reasonable suspicion”), 1968; New Jersey v. T.L.O. (the high court ruled that officials who carry out searches on school grounds do not violate students' Fourth Amendment rights), 1985; and Riley v. California (police generallyÃâà...
Idaho County Free Press (blog)
March 20, 2017
New Jersey vs. TLO, 1985, school officials have authority to search students without warrant if reasonable suspicion exists;. • Arizona vs. Gant, 2009, an officer may search a vehicle if probable cause exists it contains evidence;. • United States vs. Arvizu, 2002, traffic stops are permissible if a violation hasÃâà...
Ravalli Republic
October 15, 2016
Prosecutors said the search was allowed in part because of the school's drug-free policy. Deputy county attorney Meghann Paddock also cited a U.S. Supreme Court case, New Jersey v. T.L.O., that said a school search can be deemed constitutional by “its reasonableness in light of the circumstances.”.
Constitution Daily (blog)
January 15, 2016
On January 15, 1985, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in New Jersey v. T.L.O., holding that public school administrators can search a student's belongings if they have a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. The case originated in Piscataway, New Jersey, where, in 1980, a teacher at the local public highÃâà...
Hays Daily News
April 13, 2015
... students, from left, Cade Swayne, Hannah McGuire, Emma Brungardt and Brittany Pflaum act out the case New Jersey vs. T.L.O. at an assembly Monday at HMS. ... The demonstration was centralized around the real-life New Jersey v. T.L.O. case that addressed the constitutionality of student privacy.
Constitution Daily (blog)
May 31, 2013
The Supreme Court, in considering New Jersey v. T. L. O., looked to the Fourth Amendment, which states, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probableÃâà...
Huffington Post
June 6, 2012
Chhabra and Petrovic were aware of the policy and refused the test on the basis that it violated their Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights. As a result of their refusal, the students were forced to miss their own prom. The two students referenced New Jersey v. T.L.O., a 1985 case in which the Supreme CourtÃâà...
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