Olmstead v. United States

Olmstead v. United States, {{ussc|277|438|1928}}, is a 1928 United States Supreme Court case in which the Court examined the question of whether use of wiretapped private telephone conversations, obtained by federal agents without judicial approval, as evidence constituted a violation of the defendant?s rights provided by the Fourth Amendment and the Fifth Amendment. The Court ruled 5-4 that neither the Fourth or the Fifth Amendment rights of the defendant were violated. This decision was later reversed by Katz v. United States in 1967.

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1928 - United States Supreme Court - Fourth Amendment - Fifth Amendment - Katz v. United States

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