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Olmstead v. United States
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| Olmstead v. United States | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
|---|---|
| Citation | |
| Date decided | 1928 |
| Overturned by | |
| Katz v. United States | |
Facts
During the 1920s Prohibition era, several people led by Olmstead were involved in a bootlegging operation to import liquor from Canada.
Without a search warrant, police officers tapped into the telephone wires going into the suspects' homes. (The officers didn't enter the homes of the suspects.)
Over 5 months, the officers gathered evidence using the intercepted phone calls to Olmstead.Case Text Links
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