Midwest Instruments Company Dole’s Empirical Analysis
900 F.2d 1150 · 1990
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 657 (§ 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970)
Relies on Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco · See v. City of Seattle · Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc. · Michigan v. Tyler · Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n Local Union No. 6
Most-quoted passages
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“nonconsensual administrative searches of private business must comply with the probable cause requirement of the Fourth Amendment.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“reasonable belief or ... a reasonable suspicion that the OSH Act or its regulations have been violated.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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