United States v. Ramsey (1977)
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United States v. Ramsey, 431 U.S. 606 (1977), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the search of letters or envelopes from foreign countries falls under the border exception to the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.[1]
Quick Facts United States v. Ramsey, Argued March 30, 1977 Decided Jun 6, 1977 ...
United States v. Ramsey | |
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Argued March 30, 1977 Decided Jun 6, 1977 | |
Full case name | United States v. Charles W. Ramsey et al. |
Docket no. | 76-167 |
Citations | 431 U.S. 606 (more) 97 S. Ct. 1972; 52 L. Ed. 2d 617 |
Case history | |
Prior | Conviction reversed, 538 F.2d 415 (D.C. Cir. 1976); cert. granted, 429 U.S. 815 (1976). |
Subsequent | Conviction affirmed, 561 F.2d 1022 (D.C. Cir. 1977); cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1062 (1978). |
Holding | |
The search of letters or envelopes from foreign countries falls under the border exception to the Fourth Amendment. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Burger, Stewart, White, Blackmun, Powell |
Concurrence | Powell |
Dissent | Stevens, joined by Brennan, Marshall |
Laws applied | |
Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution |
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