Legal Opinion

United States v. Office Depot, Inc.

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided October 31, 2024No. Misc. No. 2024-0034Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. Case No. 1:24-mc-00034 (TNM) OFFICE DEPOT, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION The Fourth Amendment is a tricky thing for government contractors. On one hand, it protects businesses from onerous government searches. Morton Salt. Co. v. United States,

338 U.S. 632, 652

(1950). But on the other, companies doing business with Uncle Sam can find themselves enduring internal probes they would never face from another private party. See Zap v. United States,

328 U.S. 624, 628

(1946), vacated on other grounds,

330 U.S. 800

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. See v. City of SeattleSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. United States v. Morton Salt Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. Zap v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Linde Thomson Langworthy Kohn & Van Dyke, P.C. v. Resolution Trust CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
  5. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arthur Young & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978

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