United States v. Ortiz
| United States v. Ortiz | |
|---|---|
| Argued February 18, 1975 Decided June 30, 1975 | |
| Full case name | United States v. Ortiz |
| Citations | 422 U.S. 891 (more) 95 S. Ct. 2585; 45 L. Ed. 2d 623 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Holding | |
| The Fourth Amendment forbids Border Patrol officers, in the absence of consent or probable cause, from searching private vehicles at traffic checkpoints removed from the border and other checkpoints that are equivalent in nature. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Powell, joined by Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, Rehnquist |
| Concurrence | Rehnquist |
| Concurrence | Burger, joined by Blackmun |
| Concurrence | White, joined by Blackmun |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. 4 | |
United States v. Ortiz, 422 U.S. 891 (1975), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Fourth Amendment prevented Border Patrol officers from conducting warrantless, suspicionless searches of private vehicles removed from the border or its functional equivalent.