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Search and seizure, vehicles: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Search and seizure, vehicles,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

83decisions
72%favorable to the petitioner
27%unanimous
5altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1940s1
1950s1
1960s9
1970s21
1980s18
1990s13
2000s11
2010s9

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Fourth Amendment77
Exclusionary rule (Fourth Amendment)3

All 83 decisions, newest first

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error