Caniglia v. Strom

Decided May 17, 2021. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 20-157 · 593 U.S. 194 (2021) · Cited 152 times

Holding

Neither the holding nor logic of Cady v. Dombrowski, 413 U. S. 433, justifies the removal of Caniglia’s firearms from his home by police officers under a “community caretaking exception” to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Cady v. Dombrowski · 413 U.S. 433 (1973)
• Brigham City v. Stuart · 547 U.S. 398 (2006)
• Florida v. Jardines · 569 U.S. 1 (2013)
• City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan · 575 U.S. 600 (2015)
• Kentucky v. King · 563 U.S. 452 (2011)
• Michigan v. Tyler · 436 U.S. 499 (1978)
• Michigan v. Fisher · 558 U.S. 45 (2009)
• Coolidge v. New Hampshire · 403 U.S. 443 (1971)
• Payton v. New York · 445 U.S. 573 (1980)
• Mincey v. Arizona · 437 U.S. 385 (1978)
• Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden · 387 U.S. 294 (1967)
• Ker v. California · 374 U.S. 23 (1963)
• Addington v. Texas · 441 U.S. 418 (1979)
• Minnesota v. Olson · 495 U.S. 91 (1990)
• Missouri v. McNeely · 569 U.S. 141 (2013)
• United States v. Santana · 427 U.S. 38 (1976)
• Foucha v. Louisiana · 504 U.S. 71 (1992)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• O'Connor v. Donaldson · 422 U.S. 563 (1975)
• Michigan v. Clifford · 464 U.S. 287 (1984)

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