Zurcher v. Stanford Daily
- Zurcher v. Stanford Daily
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily 436 U.S. 547 (1978) [ [http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_76_1484/ Zurcher v. The Stanford Daily ] Oyez Supreme Court Media] is a United States Supreme Court case from 1978 in which the Stanford Daily a student news publication at Stanford University was searched by police after they suspected the paper to be in possession of photographs of a demonstration that took place at the campus's medical center in April 1971. The paper filed a suit claiming that under the protection of the 1st and 4th Amendments of the Constitution the warrants were unconstitutional and that the searches should have fallen under the context of subpoena's. The court ruled against the Stanford Daily, however congress passed the Privacy Protection Act, which prohibits search and seizures related to journalism unless the writer is suspected of a crime or a life-threating situation is present.
Decision and opinion
5-3 in favor of Zurcher [ [http://supreme.justia.com/us/436/547/case.html Zurcher Opinion] Justia Supreme Court Center] . Justice White delivered the opinion of the court.
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