City of Los Angeles v. Patel

576 U.S. 409 · Decided June 22, 2015 · Supreme Court of the United States

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City of Los Angeles v. Patel was decided on June 22, 2015 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Search and seizure (general)” in the Criminal Procedure area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.

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City of Los Angeles, California v. Patel

SCDB identifiers: case 2014-050, docket 2014-050-01.

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