Legal Opinion
Messerschmidt v. Millender
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 22, 2012No. 10-704PublishedCited by 774 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Roberts
Petitioner police officers conducted a search of respondents’ home pursuant to a warrant issued by a neutral Magistrate. The warrant authorized a search for all guns and gang-related material, in connection with the investigation of a known gang member for shooting at his ex-girlfriend with a pistol-gripped sawed-off shotgun, because she had “call[ed] the cops” on him. App. 56. Respondents brought an action seeking to hold the officers personally liable under 42 U. S. C. § 1983, alleging that the search violated their Fourth Amendment rights because there was not sufficient probable cause…
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