Opinion of the Court
In a Related Case, the Court Ruled Bringing Members of the Media on a Police Raid Violates the Fourth Amendment
This case was granted certiorari on November 9, 1998, and vacated and remanded on May 24, 1999, following the Court’s decision in the related case, Charles H. Wilson, et ux., et al. v. Harry Layne, et al.In its decision in these cases, the Court put severe limits on the instances when journalists can accompany police during warranted searches and raids. The following is an excerpt from the syllabus of the Court’s decision in Wilson, et ux. v. Layne et al.:"It violates the Fourth Amendment rights of homeowners for police to bring members of the media or other third parties into…
