Muehler v. Mena
| Darin L. Muehler and Robert Brill v. Iris Mena | |
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| Argued December 8, 2004 Decided March 22, 2005 | |
| Full case name | Muehler v. Mena |
| Docket no. | 03-1423 |
| Citations | 544 U.S. 93 (more) 125 S. Ct. 1465; 161 L. Ed. 2d 299 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Holding | |
| Mena's detention did not violate the Fourth Amendment; the officers' questioning of Mena about her immigration status during her detention did not violate the Fourth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by O’Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas |
| Concurrence | Kennedy |
| Concurrence | Stevens, joined by Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. IV | |
Muehler v. Mena, 544 U.S. 93 (2005), was a unanimous decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution allows detention of an occupant in handcuffs while a search is being conducted, and that it does not require officers to have an independent reasonable suspicion before questioning a subject about their immigration status.