Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
In Mapp v. Ohio, the Supreme Court held that the protections against unreasonable searches and seizures of the Fourth Amendment apply to the states via the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.
U.S. Reports: Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961).
Did you know?
Dollree Mapp, the titular petitioner in Mapp v. Ohio, was a Black woman that some described as the “Rosa Parks of the Fourth Amendment.” She died in 2014. Read her life’s story and obituary in The Marshall Project.
Photo courtesy: Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University.
Dollree Mapp's mug shot. Courtesy of the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University. Used with permission.