Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Dillard v. New York City Transit Authority
Dillard v. N.Y. City Transit Auth., 414 U.S. 839 (1973)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1973-10-09
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- holding that the threat of air piracy justifies special fourth amendment considerations in airports, akin to those at border crossings, which allow warrantless searches in certain cases
- search of briefcases and purses upon entering federal courthouse
- airport searches for weapons and explosives
- airport search for weapons and explosives
- search at airport boarding gate
Citator
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Ct. App. N. Y. Certiorari denied.