Marcus et al. v. Search Warrant of Property at 104 East Tenth Street, Kansas City, Missouri, et al.

Decided June 19, 1961. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 225 · 367 U.S. 717 (1961) · Cited 752 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Roth v. United States · 354 U.S. 476 (1957)
• Boyd v. United States · 116 U.S. 616 (1886)
• Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. Olson · 283 U.S. 697 (1931)
• Smith v. California · 361 U.S. 147 (1959)
• Kingsley Books, Inc. v. Brown · 354 U.S. 436 (1957)
• Elkins v. United States · 364 U.S. 206 (1960)
• Speiser v. Randall · 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
• Wolf v. Colorado · 338 U.S. 25 (1949)
• Adamson v. California · 332 U.S. 46 (1947)
• Dahnke-Walker Milling Co. v. Bondurant · 257 U.S. 282 (1921)
• Frank v. Maryland · 359 U.S. 360 (1959)

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• A Quantity of Copies of Books v. Kansas · 378 U.S. 205 (1964)
• Roaden v. Kentucky · 413 U.S. 496 (1973)
• Heller v. New York · 413 U.S. 483 (1973)
• Maryland v. MacOn · 472 U.S. 463 (1985)
• New York v. P. J. Video, Inc. · 475 U.S. 868 (1986)
• Bantam Books, Inc. v. Sullivan · 372 U.S. 58 (1963)
• Stanford v. Texas · 379 U.S. 476 (1965)
• Lee Art Theatre, Inc. v. Virginia · 392 U.S. 636 (1968)
• Fort Wayne Books, Inc. v. Indiana · 489 U.S. 46 (1989)
• Lo-Ji Sales, Inc. v. New York · 442 U.S. 319 (1979)
• Zurcher v. Stanford Daily · 436 U.S. 547 (1978)
• Alexander v. United States · 509 U.S. 544 (1993)
• United States v. Robel · 389 U.S. 258 (1967)
• Carroll v. President & Commissioners of Princess Anne · 393 U.S. 175 (1968)
• United States v. Leon · 468 U.S. 897 (1984)
• Freedman v. Maryland · 380 U.S. 51 (1965)
• Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton · 413 U.S. 49 (1973)
• Walter v. United States · 447 U.S. 649 (1980)
• Mishkin v. New York · 383 U.S. 502 (1966)
• Manual Enterprises, Inc. v. Day · 370 U.S. 478 (1962)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden · 387 U.S. 294 (1967)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• United States v. Chadwick · 433 U.S. 1 (1977)
• Dombrowski v. Pfister · 380 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Stanley v. Georgia · 394 U.S. 557 (1969)
• United States v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan · 407 U.S. 297 (1972)
• Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc. · 427 U.S. 50 (1976)
• Nixon v. Administrator of General Services · 433 U.S. 425 (1977)
• Berger v. New York · 388 U.S. 41 (1967)

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