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Claim

Claim 805

Four police officers searched The Stanford Daily's newsroom on April 12, 1971, in the presence of some of the paper's staff.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
Four police officers searched The Stanford Daily's newsroom on April 12, 1971, in the presence of some of the paper's staff.
Field
action
Value
Newsroom searched April 12, 1971
About
incident 1971-us-zurcher-stanford-daily-newsroom-search
Source
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily, 436 U.S. 547 (1978)
Publisher
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School
Method
court record
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
1978-05-31

Quotation from the source

The search pursuant to the warrant was conducted later that day by four police officers and took place in the presence of some members of the Daily staff.