N.J v. TLO
· Case: N.J v. TLO
· Year: 1985
· Result: 6-3, favor N.J
· Related constitutional issue/amendment:Amendment 4: Search and Seizure
· Civil rights or Civil liberties: Civil Liberties
· Significance/ Precedent: On school campus, The Court used a more lenient form of probable cause to conclude that the search did not violate the Constitutional right. The presence of a reasonable suspicion at a school justified a more thorough search.
· Quote from majority opinion: “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.”
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· 6-word summary: Marijuana drug dealing, drug search purse
· Year: 1985
· Result: 6-3, favor N.J
· Related constitutional issue/amendment:Amendment 4: Search and Seizure
· Civil rights or Civil liberties: Civil Liberties
· Significance/ Precedent: On school campus, The Court used a more lenient form of probable cause to conclude that the search did not violate the Constitutional right. The presence of a reasonable suspicion at a school justified a more thorough search.
· Quote from majority opinion: “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.”
· Illustration/image: See Below
· 6-word summary: Marijuana drug dealing, drug search purse
Marijuana leaf