Legal Opinion
McMorris v. Alioto
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1978No. 75-2375PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue in this ease is whether a limited search conducted as a condition of entering a state courthouse is consistent with the constitutional prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures.
S. Carter McMorris, a member of the State Bar of California, brought an action in the federal district court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking damages and declara*899tory and injunctive relief. McMorris alleged that inspection procedures at the San Francisco Hall of Justice deprived him of his fourth and fourteenth amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Adderley v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. Charles Davis AKA Marcus AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- George L. Downing, William H. Merrill v. Robert L. KunzigCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by45 opinions
- United States v. Patrick G. HenryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Commonwealth v. McGeogheganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- McDonell v. HunterDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1985
- McGann v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sheri Lynn BULACAN, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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