Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz
| Michigan Dept. of State Police v. Sitz | |
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| Argued February 27, 1990 Decided June 14, 1990 | |
| Full case name | Michigan Department Of State Police et al. v. Sitz et al. Certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Michigan |
| Citations | 496 U.S. 444 (more) 110 S. Ct. 2481; 110 L. Ed. 2d 412; 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3144 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Sitz v. Dep't of State Police, 170 Mich. App. 433, 429 N.W.2d 180 (1988); cert. granted, 493 U.S. 806 (1989). |
| Subsequent | On remand, Sitz v. Dep't of State Police, 193 Mich. App. 690, 485 N.W.2d 135 (1992), affirmed, 443 Mich. 744, 506 N.W.2d 209 (1993). |
| Holding | |
| Michigan State Police highway sobriety checkpoint program is consistent with the Fourth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by White, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy |
| Concurrence | Blackmun |
| Dissent | Brennan, joined by Marshall |
| Dissent | Stevens, joined by Brennan, Marshall (Parts I, II) |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. IV | |
Michigan Dept. of State Police v. Sitz, 496 U.S. 444 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the constitutionality of police sobriety checkpoints. The Court held 6-3 that these checkpoints met the Fourth Amendment standard of "reasonable search and seizure." However, upon remand to the Michigan Supreme Court, that court held that the checkpoints nonetheless violated the Michigan constitution and remain prohibited.