Berger v. New York

Berger v. New York
Argued April 13, 1967
Decided June 12, 1967
Full case nameRalph Berger v. State of New York
Citations388 U.S. 41 (more)
87 S. Ct. 1873; 18 L. Ed. 2d 1040
Case history
PriorCertiorari 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
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Abe Fortas
Case opinions
MajorityClark, joined by Warren, Douglas, Brennan, Fortas
ConcurrenceDouglas
ConcurrenceStewart
DissentBlack
DissentHarlan
DissentWhite
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.