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Grady v. North Carolina

135 S. Ct. 1368 (2015)

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Grady v. North Carolina

United States Supreme Court
135 S. Ct. 1368 (2015)

  • Written by Liz Nakamura, JD

Facts

Torrey Grady (plaintiff) was convicted of two sex offenses, one in 1997 and the other in 2006. After Grady served his prison sentence for the 2006 offense, the State of North Carolina (defendant) ordered Grady to participate in the state’s satellite-based monitoring (SBM) program for recidivist sex offenders for the remainder of his life. The SBM program was designed to allow law enforcement to constantly monitor Grady’s location, in both public and private spaces, in order to prevent future recidivism. Grady appealed, arguing that the SBM program violated his Fourth Amendment rights because the nonconsensual constant monitoring constituted an unreasonable search. The North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that requiring Grady to participate in the SBM program did not violate Grady’s Fourth Amendment rights because (1) it was a civil program; and (2) under North Carolina caselaw, nonconsensual SBM does not constitute a Fourth Amendment search. Grady appealed to the United States Supreme Court.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)

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