Bond v. United States (2000)
| Bond v. United States | |
|---|---|
| Argued February, 2000 Decided April 17, 2000 | |
| Full case name | Steven Dewayne Bond v. United States of America |
| Citations | 529 U.S. 334 (more) 120 S. Ct. 1462; 146 L. Ed. 2d 365 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | United States v. Bond, 167 F.3d 225 (5th Cir. 1999); cert. granted, 528 U.S. 927 (1999). |
| Subsequent | Remanded, 213 F.3d 840 (5th Cir. 2000). |
| Holding | |
| The agent's physical manipulation of petitioner's carry-on bag violated the Fourth Amendment's proscription against unreasonable searches. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg |
| Dissent | Breyer, joined by Scalia |
Bond v United States, 529 U.S. 334 (2000), was a United States Supreme Court Fourth Amendment case that applied the ruling of Minnesota v. Dickerson to luggage, which held that police may not physically manipulate items without a warrant without violating the Fourth Amendment. The Court ruled that this satisfied the two prong test established by Katz v. United States that, (1) a subjective expectation of privacy in the area in question and (2) that the expectation is reasonable in order for the protections of the Fourth Amendment. In this case, the Court ruled that since the Defendant tried to preserve his privacy by using an opaque bag and that it is reasonable for the Defendant to believe that his bag would not be felt in an "exploratory manner" that the two prongs were satisfied.