Camara v. Municipal Court, 387 U.S. 523

Court Filing · Supreme Court of the United States · June 5, 1967

The Supreme Court held that government inspectors generally need a warrant to search a home without consent, even for administrative inspections.

except in certain carefully defined classes of cases, a search of private property without proper consent is "unreasonable" unless it has been authorized by a valid search warrant

387 U.S. 528–529

The Supreme Court held that government inspectors generally need a warrant to search a home without consent, even for administrative inspections.

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