City of Ontario v. Quon
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-1332 | 9th Cir. | Apr 19, 2010 | Jun 17, 2010 | 9-0 | Kennedy | OT 2009 |
Holding: The search of a police officer's text messages sent over a government pager to private parties was reasonable, and therefore the officer's Fourth Amendment rights were not violated.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- A pager as an open book (Lyle Denniston, April 19, 2010)
- Texting and privacy on the job (Lyle Denniston, April 16, 2010)
- Torture, Chrysler cases ended; 3 grants (Lyle Denniston, December 14, 2009)
Briefs and Documents
Merits Briefs
- Brief for Petitioner City of Ontario, California, Ontario Police Department, and Lloyd Scharf
- Brief for Respondent Jeff Quon, Jerilyn Quon, April Florio, and Steve Trujillo
- Reply Brief for Petitioner City of Ontario, California, Ontario Police Department, and Lloyd Scharf
Amicus Briefs
- Brief for The National League of Cities, National Association of Counties, International City/County Management Association, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the International Municipal Lawyers Association in Suppport of Petitioner
- Brief for the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties in Suppport of Petitioners
- Brief for the National School Boards Association, the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the California School Boards Association in Suppport of Petitioners
- Brief for the Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, the Press-Enterprise Company, the Associated Press, E.W. Scripps Co., the California Newspapers Publishers Association, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the First Amendment Coalition and Californians Aware in Suppport of Petitioners
- Brief for the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations in Support of Respondent
- Brief fir the New York Intellectual Property Law Association in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Center for Democracy & Technology, American Civil Liberties Union, and Public Citizen in Support of Respondent
- Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief and Brief for the Rutherford Institute in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the United States in Suppport of Reversal
Certiorari-Stage Documents
- Opinion below (9th Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Petitioner’s reply
- Amicus brief of the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties‘
Merits Briefs
- Brief for Petitioner City of Ontario, California, Ontario Police Department, and Lloyd Scharf
- Brief for Respondent Jeff Quon, Jerilyn Quon, April Florio, and Steve Trujillo
- Reply Brief for Petitioner City of Ontario, California, Ontario Police Department, and Lloyd Scharf
Amicus Briefs
- Brief for The National League of Cities, National Association of Counties, International City/County Management Association, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the International Municipal Lawyers Association in Suppport of Petitioner
- Brief for the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties in Suppport of Petitioners
- Brief for the National School Boards Association, the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the California School Boards Association in Suppport of Petitioners
- Brief for the Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, the Press-Enterprise Company, the Associated Press, E.W. Scripps Co., the California Newspapers Publishers Association, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the First Amendment Coalition and Californians Aware in Suppport of Petitioners
- Brief for the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations in Support of Respondent
- Brief fir the New York Intellectual Property Law Association in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Center for Democracy & Technology, American Civil Liberties Union, and Public Citizen in Support of Respondent
- Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief and Brief for the Rutherford Institute in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the United States in Suppport of Reversal