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what was happening before the "New Jersey v. TLO, 1985"
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Brief timeline and context immediately before New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985):
- The incident: In 1980 a 14‑year‑old student (identified in the record as “T.L.O.”) was caught smoking in a school bathroom. A teacher took her to the assistant vice principal’s office.
- The search: The assistant vice principal asked to see her purse. After finding a pack of cigarettes and then suspicious rolling papers, he conducted a further search and discovered marijuana and records suggesting drug dealing.
- Criminal/juvenile proceedings: T.L.O. was charged in juvenile court. Her attorney moved to suppress the evidence found in the purse as a Fourth Amendment violation (unreasonable search).
- Lower court rulings: The juvenile court admitted the evidence; T.L.O. appealed. The New Jersey Supreme Court held the search violated the Fourth Amendment (and the state constitution), suppressing the evidence.
- Appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court: The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to resolve the proper Fourth Amendment standard for searches by public school officials, leading to the Court’s 1985 decision establishing that school searches require only “reasonable suspicion,” not probable cause.
- The incident: In 1980 a 14‑year‑old student (identified in the record as “T.L.O.”) was caught smoking in a school bathroom. A teacher took her to the assistant vice principal’s office.
- The search: The assistant vice principal asked to see her purse. After finding a pack of cigarettes and then suspicious rolling papers, he conducted a further search and discovered marijuana and records suggesting drug dealing.
- Criminal/juvenile proceedings: T.L.O. was charged in juvenile court. Her attorney moved to suppress the evidence found in the purse as a Fourth Amendment violation (unreasonable search).
- Lower court rulings: The juvenile court admitted the evidence; T.L.O. appealed. The New Jersey Supreme Court held the search violated the Fourth Amendment (and the state constitution), suppressing the evidence.
- Appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court: The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to resolve the proper Fourth Amendment standard for searches by public school officials, leading to the Court’s 1985 decision establishing that school searches require only “reasonable suspicion,” not probable cause.
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