*New+Jersey+v.+T.L.O.

The Supreme Court made its decision January 15, 1985. 1/1
 * I. Year**

In 1980, a teacher in a New Jersey high school found A 14 year HYPHEN old girl who was a freshman, smoking a ciggerette with one other girl in the bathroom. The teacher took the student to the principal's office COMMA where the vice principal then questioned her. The girl denied that she had even been smoking in the bathroom, but the vice principal still insisted on searching her purse. When he searched the purse he found a pack of cigarettes, rolling papers, marijuana, a pipe, a large stack of one dollar bills, and two letters that led them to believe that the girl, T.L.O, was dealing marijuana. After they found the things, they took her to the police station where she then confessed to selling marijuana at school. A juvenile court sentenced T.L.O to one year s probation, but the state Supreme Court overrulled SPELL it COMMA stating that her right to the 4th amendment WHICH SAYS WHAT? had been violated. 4.5/5
 * II. Summary**

Do students have the same right as adults regarding the 4th amendment? WHAT DOES THE FOURTH AMENDMENT SAY? 3.5/5
 * III. Constitutional/Legal Issue**

The Supreme Court decided that it did not go against T.L.O's 4th amendment right and to side with the state of New Jersey. The justices sided with New Jersey 6-3. Justice Byron White, who voted for New Jersey, said that though students have constitutional rights, that the school officials have have a responsibility to maintain discipline in school because of the setting. He also said adolescents APOSTROPHE rights are not the same as those of adults. They made their decision on January 15, 1985 5/5
 * IV. Decision**

The case of New Jersey v. T.L.O was used as a precedent in the Supreme Court ruling of Bethel School District v. Fraser in 1986, as well as several others in the 1990's, NO COMMA involving the use of metal detctors SPELL at school. It was also significant because the difference between "probable cause" and "resonable SPELL cause", and the overall right to people regarding the 4th amendment are things that face people and court cases a lot every year. 4.5/5
 * V. Significance**

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 * VI. Picture/Illustration**

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 * VII. Bibliography**

Findlaw. http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html. []. (n.d.). //New jersey// //v. t.l.o. (1985)//. Retrieved from []

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GOOD OVERALL CONTENT BUT TOO MANY SPELLING AND GRAMMAR MISTAKES AND SOME VARIOUS MINOR PROBLEMS 21/25 = 84% (C+)