Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco

Camara v. Municipal Court
Argued February 15, 1967
Decided June 5, 1967
Full case nameCamara v. Municipal Court of The City and County of San Francisco
Citations387 U.S. 523 (more)
87 S. Ct. 1727; 18 L. Ed. 2d 930
Case history
Prior237 Cal. App. 2d 128, 46 Cal. Rptr. 585 (Dist. App. 1st Dist. 1965); probable jurisdiction noted, 385 U.S. 808 (1966).
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Abe Fortas
Case opinions
MajorityWhite, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Brennan, Fortas
DissentClark, joined by Harlan, Stewart
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. IV
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings
Frank v. Maryland (1959)

Camara v. Municipal Court, 387 U.S. 523 (1967), is a United States Supreme Court case that overruled a previous case (Frank v. Maryland, 1959)[1] and established the ability of a resident to deny entry to a building inspector without a warrant.


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