United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez
| United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez | |
|---|---|
| Argued November 7, 1989 Decided February 28, 1990 | |
| Full case name | United States v. Rene Martin Verdugo-Urquidez |
| Citations | 494 U.S. 259 (more) 110 S. Ct. 1056; 108 L. Ed. 2d 222; 1990 U.S. LEXIS 1175; 58 U.S.L.W. 4263 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 856 F.2d 1214 (9th Cir. 1988); cert. granted, 490 U.S. 1019 (1989). |
| Holding | |
| The Fourth Amendment does not apply to the search and seizure by United States agents of property owned by a nonresident alien and located in a foreign country. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by White, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy |
| Concurrence | Kennedy |
| Concurrence | Stevens (in judgment) |
| Dissent | Brennan, joined by Marshall |
| Dissent | Blackmun |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. IV | |
United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez, 494 U.S. 259 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court decision that determined that Fourth Amendment protections do not apply to searches and seizures by United States agents of property owned by a nonresident alien in a foreign country.