1. Katz v United States (1967) By Timothy Vo

2. Constitutional Issue Violation of fourth amendment Litigants Katz, United states Fourth amendment protect people from unreasonable search and seizures

3. Litigant of Case Charles Katz United States

4. Background information Charles Katz was convicted in California of illegal gambling

5. Majority opinion Unreasonable search and seizures Forth amendment to protect people A warrant is need to do a wiretap

6. Court opinions Hugo black argued that fourth amendment to protect things from physical search and seizures

7. Significance Preventing criminal suspect Police needing a wiretap

8. Reflection They should need a warrant because a criminal might use your phone to make a phone call getting you into trouble

9. Resources http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/histor ics/USSC_CR_0389_0347_ZS.html http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/histor ics/USSC_CR_0389_0347_ZS.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katz_v._United _States