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Soldal v. Cook County

506 U.S. 56

1992

Obtained a 9-0 decision reversing en banc and panel decisions of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in a Fourth Amendment search case, holding that government participation in an illegal eviction can amount to a violation of tenants’ constitutional rights, and that the Fourth Amendment protects property as well as privacy.