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What is the significance of the Supreme Court case New Jersey VTLO?

What is the significance of the Supreme Court case New Jersey VTLO?

The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed, holding that the exclusionary rule of the Fourth Amendment applies to searches and seizures conducted by school officials in public schools.

When was the New Jersey v TLO case?

January 15, 1985
New Jersey v. T. L. O./Dates decided

What was the dissenting opinion of the New Jersey vs TLO case?

The Dissenting Opinions While Justices Brennan and Marshall agreed that students have Fourth Amendment protections, they disagreed with the new standard for searches the majority created.

What was the case of New Jersey v.t.l.o?

Facts and Case Summary – New Jersey v. T.L.O. Facts and case summary for New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985). T.L.O. was a 14-year-old female student at a New Jersey high school. A teacher found T.L.O. and another student smoking cigarettes in the girls’ restroom in the school building in violation of school rules.

What was the facts of the t.l.o case?

A teacher found T.L.O. and another student smoking cigarettes in the girls’ restroom in the school building in violation of school rules. The teacher brought the two students to a school administrator, who questioned each of them. The second student admitted to smoking cigarettes. T.L.O. denied the allegations.

What was the outcome of Ohio v.t.l.o?

Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961), the Court held that the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures was applicable to States. Also applicable to the states was the exclusionary rule (a remedy by which evidence seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment is inadmissible in court).

What did t.l.o.get sentenced for?

T.L.O. was charged with possession of marijuana. Before trial, T.L.O. moved to suppress evidence discovered in the search, but the Court denied her motion. The Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County found her guilty and sentenced her to probation for one year.