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Legal Citation: 469 U.S. 325 (1985)

Petitioner
T.L.O.

Respondent
New Jersey

Petitioner's Claim
That her Fourth Amendment rights regarding search and seizure had been violated.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Lois De Julio

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Allan J. Nodes

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Sandra Day O'Connor, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, John Paul Stevens

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
15 January 1985

Decision
Her Fourth Amendment rights had not been violated and illegal drugs found in her purse were admissible as evidence in juvenile proceedings.

Significance
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