# Claim 809

The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 3, in an opinion by Justice Byron White, that searches of the property of innocent third parties, including the press, are permissible when police have probable cause.

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

- Statement: The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 3, in an opinion by Justice Byron White, that searches of the property of innocent third parties, including the press, are permissible when police have probable cause.
- Field: status
- Value: Supreme Court upholds newsroom searches, 5-3
- About: [incident 1971-us-zurcher-stanford-daily-newsroom-search](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1971-us-zurcher-stanford-daily-newsroom-search)
- Source: Zurcher v. Stanford Daily (1978). https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/zurcher-v-stanford-daily/
- Publisher: The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2009

## Quotation from the source

> The Supreme Court, in a 5-3 opinion authored by Justice Byron R.White , held that searches of the property of innocent third parties, including the press, are permissible

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