United States v. Miller (1976)

United States v. Miller
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 12, 1976
Decided April 21, 1976
Full case nameUnited States v. Miller
Citations425 U.S. 435 (more)
96 S. Ct. 1619; 48 L. Ed. 2d 71
Case history
Prior500 F.2d 751 (5th Cir. 1974); rehearing en banc denied, 508 F.2d 588 (5th Cir. 1975); cert. denied, 421 U.S. 1010 (1975).
Holding
Bank records are not subject to protection under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr.
William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
MajorityPowell, joined by Burger, Stewart, White, Blackmun, Rehnquist, Stevens
DissentBrennan
DissentMarshall

United States v. Miller, 425 U.S. 435 (1976), was a United States Supreme Court that held that bank records are not subject to protection under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[1] The case, along with Smith v. Maryland, established the principle of the third-party doctrine in relation to privacy rights.

  1. ^ United States v. Miller, 425 U.S. 435 (1976).