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City of Ontario v. Quon (2010) __ U.S. ___, 130 S.Ct. 2619, 177 L.Ed.2d 216
United States Supreme Court
06/17/2010

The United States Supreme Court ruled that the Ontario Police Department’s review of text messages sent and received by a SWAT team officer on his department-issued pager did not violate the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures. This is the first case in more than two decades in which the Court has considered how the Fourth Amendment applies in a government workplace. GMSR lawyers Kent Richland (who argued the case in April 2010) and Kent Bullard represented the Department, the City of Ontario, and the Chief of Police.

Practice Areas
Employment and Agency Law
Constitutional Law

Briefs
PDF City of Ontario v. Quon Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (529KB PDF)
PDF City of Ontario v. Quon Brief of Petitioners (218KB PDF)
PDF City of Ontario v. Quon Reply Brief for the Petitioners (132KB PDF)
PDF City of Ontario v. Quon United States Supreme Court Opinion (202KB PDF)


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