Herring v. United States
Issue: Whether the exclusionary rule should apply to evidence seized incident to an arrest unlawful under the Fourth Amendment due to erroneous information negligently provided by another law enforcement agency.
Judgment: Affirmed, 5-4, in an opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts on January 14, 2009.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Judge Sotomayor’s Opinions with Dissents – Part I (Kevin Russell, May 21, 2009)
- The Surpassing Significance of Herring (Tom Goldstein, January 14, 2009)
- Analysis: Oral Arguments in Herring v. United States and Arizona v. Gant (Kevin Russell, October 8, 2008)
- SCOTUSwiki Preview: Herring v. US (Eliza Presson, July 8, 2008)
- New Filing: Petitioner's Brief in Herring v. US (Jason Harrow, May 9, 2008)
- Court to hear four appeals, plus an Original case (Lyle Denniston, February 19, 2008)
- Conference Call: Petition Raises Impact of Police Error on Exclusionary Rule (Ben Winograd, February 11, 2008)
Briefs and Documents
Merit briefs
Amicus briefs
Certiorari-stage documents
