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Stanford v. Texas, 379 U.S. 476 (1965), is a major decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. It stated in clear terms that, pursuant to the Fourteenth Amendment, the Fourth Amendment rules regarding search and seizure applied to state governments. While this principle had been outlined in other cases (e.g., Mapp v. Ohio), this case added another level of constitutional consideration for the issuance of search warrants when articles of expression, protected by the First Amendment, are among the items to be taken. In effect, when a state issues a warrant that includes the order to seize books, it must accord the "most scrupulous exactitude" to the language of the Fourth Amendment.

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United States Supreme Court

379 U.S. 476

Stanford  v.  Texas

 Argued: Nov. 12, 1964. --- Decided: Jan 18, 1965

See 380 U.S. 926, 85 S.Ct. 879.

Maury Maverick, Jr., San Antonio, Tex., and John J. McAvoy, New York City, for petitioner.

James E. Barlow, San Antonio, Tex., and Hawthorne Phillips, Brownsville, Tex., for respondent.

Mr. Justice STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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