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- authority type
- case
- jurisdiction
- federal_nationwide
- publication status
- published_united_states_reports
- precedential status
- binding
- decision or issuance date
- 1978-12-05
- subsequent history
- Official source reviewed through 2026-08-25.
- negative treatment status
- Official primary sources checked through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
- material limitations
- Use only for the bounded propositions and limitations stated in the linked canonical modules.
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Linked modules
Rakas v. Illinois
Holding used
Fourth Amendment rights are personal, and a privacy-based challenge asks whether the defendant's own legitimate expectation of privacy was invaded.
Material limitation
The actual property, place, possession, permission, control, and claimed governmental conduct remain fact-specific.
Official source and pinpoints
439 U.S. 128, 133–50 (1978): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-439/pdf/USREPORTS-439-128.pdf