SILVERTHORNE LUMBER CO. v. UNITED STATES, 251 U.S. 385 (1920)

40 S.Ct. 182 SILVERTHORNE LUMBER COMPANY, INC., ET AL. v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 358. Argued December 12, 1919. Decided January 26, 1920. The Fourth Amendment protects a corporation and its officers from compulsory production of the corporate books and […]

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