City of Ontario v. Jeff Quon

560 U.S. 746 · Decided June 17, 2010 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

City of Ontario v. Jeff Quon was decided on June 17, 2010 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Search and seizure (general)” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Full case caption

City of Ontario, California, et al. v. Jeff Quon et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 2009-074, docket 2009-074-01.

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