holding that the county’s policy of conditioning receipt of welfare benefits upon waiver of Fourth Amendment rights was unconstitutional
How later courts described this case
- holding that the county’s policy of conditioning receipt of welfare benefits upon waiver of Fourth Amendment rights was unconstitutional
- though searches by county welfare officials intended to secure proof of welfare ineligibility, fact that sought-after evidence could have afforded basis for criminal prosecution imposed requirement for compliance with standards for searches for evidence of crime
- holds that there is a right to refuse to obey an unconstitutional order; however, it is not clear from this case whether this right is secured by the United States Constitution
- freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
McCOMB, J.
I dissent. I would affirm the judgment for the reasons expressed by Mr. Justice Taylor in the opinion prepared by him for the Court of Appeal in Parrish v. Civil Service Com. (Cal.App.) 51 Cal.Rptr. 589 .