Birchfield v. North Dakota
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Birchfield v. North Dakota, 579 U.S. 438 (2016) is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the search incident to arrest doctrine permits law enforcement to conduct warrantless breath tests but not blood tests on suspected drunk drivers.[1]
Quick Facts Birchfield v. North Dakota, Argued April 20, 2016 Decided June 23, 2016 ...
Birchfield v. North Dakota | |
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Argued April 20, 2016 Decided June 23, 2016 | |
Full case name | Danny Birchfield, Petitioner v. State of North Dakota |
Docket no. | 14-1468 |
Citations | 579 U.S. 438 (more) 136 S. Ct. 2160; 195 L. Ed. 2d 560 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Case history | |
Prior | On writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of North Dakota |
Holding | |
1. The Fourth Amendment permits warrantless breath tests incident to arrests for drunk driving but not warrantless blood tests. 2. Motorists who refuse to submit to a blood test may face civil but not criminal penalties. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Alito, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Kagan |
Concur/dissent | Sotomayor, joined by Ginsburg |
Concur/dissent | Thomas |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. IV |
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