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Florida v. White, No. 98-223 (U.S. Supreme Court) (526 U.S. 559; 119 S.Ct. 1555) (May 17, 1999) (Justice Thomas)

In this case the Supreme Court held that "When federal officers have probable cause to believe that an automobile contains contraband, the Fourth Amendment does not require them to obtain a warrant prior to searching the car for and seizing the contraband." (Id., at 563-64). The rationale for this rule ...

 

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