Ex parte Jackson

Ex parte Jackson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 1, 1878
Full case nameEx parte Jackson
Citations96 U.S. 727 (more)
6 Otto 727; 24 L. Ed. 877
Court membership
Chief Justice
Morrison Waite
Associate Justices
Nathan Clifford · Noah H. Swayne
Samuel F. Miller · Stephen J. Field
William Strong · Joseph P. Bradley
Ward Hunt · John M. Harlan
Case opinion
MajorityField, joined by unanimous

Ex parte Jackson, 96 U.S. 727 (1878), was a United States Supreme Court ex parte decision.[1] The case decided that the United States Post Office may open and inspect mail to limit the transmission of circulars on lotteries.[2] It also extended Fourth Amendment protections to private letters, holding that letters and sealed packages sent through the mail required warrants to be searched through.[1]

  1. ^ a b Ex parte Jackson, 96 U.S. 727 (1878).
  2. ^ Wertheimer, John W. "Ex parte Jackson". www.mtsu.edu. Retrieved September 23, 2019.