Fourth Amendment

Katz vs United States (1967) – Developments and details

Cell Phone Surveillance

Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967)
The warrantless wiretapping of a public pay phone violates the unreasonable search and seizure protections of the Fourth Amendment.

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Katz vs United States – Court recording

Term:
  • 1960-1969
  • 1967
Location: Telephone Booth
Facts of the Case

Acting on a suspicion that Katz was transmitting gambling information over the phone to clients in other states, Federal agents attached an eavesdropping device to the outside of a… Continue reading