COURTS
What did the state courts decide as TLO's punishment?
They decided that TLO would be charged with deliquency and serve a year on probation.
What did they find in TLO's bag?
Cigarettes, marijuana, money, a list of names
What year did this take place?
1985
What did TLO's lawyer argue?
That she had her Fourth Amendment rights broken?
Why did TLO get her bag searched?
She was caught smoking in the bathroom.
How old was TLO?
14 years old
They rules that the school administrator's actions did not violate TLO's rights. 6-3
Why did the principal continue to search TLO's bag after finding cigarettes?
He saw cigarette rolling paper which is used to smoke marijuana.
What was TLO's high school's name?
New Jersey High School
Why is this case important?
New interpretation of the Fourth Amendment?
After TLO got taken to the police station, what happened and why was it vital to the case?
She confessed so it was hard for her to suppress evidence and therefore harder for her to win.
In what cases can school officials search or seize another teacher or student without a warrant?
With reasonable suspicion
Why did TLO have trouble suppressing the evidence?
She had already confesed.
If you were to have similar events happen to you, how would this case have helped you win your case?
Teachers can search you lawfully without a warrant, but only with reasonable suspicion. You could attempt to argue that they did not have a reason.
If this were a current event, what political value would you relate it to?
Security v. Liberty