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Minnesota v. Olson
Supreme Court of the United States (1990) | 109 L. Ed. 2d 85; 110 S. Ct. 1684; 495 U.S. 91; 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2038; 58 U.S.L.W. 4464
TL;DR: Police made a warrantless entry into a home to arrest an overnight guest. The Supreme Court held the arrest was unconstitutional, establishing that an overnight guest has a reasonable expectation of privacy in the host's home protected by the Fourth Amendment.
Legal Significance: This case establishes that an overnight guest has a legitimate expectation of privacy in their host's home, granting them Fourth Amendment standing to challenge a warrantless police entry. It clarifies that a person need not have property rights to claim such protection.