Berger v. New York | |
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Argued April 13, 1967 Decided June 12, 1967 | |
Full case name | Ralph Berger v. State of New York |
Citations | 388 U.S. 41 (more) 87 S. Ct. 1873; 18 L. Ed. 2d 1040 |
Case history | |
Prior | Certiorari to the Court of Appeals of New York |
Holding | |
The Court facially invalidated a New York statute (N.Y. Code of Crim. Proc. § 813-a) which allowed for electronic eavesdropping without the procedural safeguards required by the Fourth Amendment. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Clark, joined by Warren, Douglas, Brennan, Fortas |
Concurrence | Douglas |
Concurrence | Stewart |
Dissent | Black |
Dissent | Harlan |
Dissent | White |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. IV |
Berger v. New York, 388 U.S. 41 (1967), was a United States Supreme Court decision invalidating a New York law under the Fourth Amendment, because the statute authorized electronic eavesdropping without required procedural safeguards.