United States v. Salerno
| United States v. Salerno | |
|---|---|
| Argued January 21, 1987 Decided May 26, 1987 | |
| Full case name | United States v. Salerno |
| Citations | 481 U.S. 739 (more) 107 S. Ct. 2095, 95 L. Ed. 2d 697, 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2259 |
| Holding | |
| The Bail Reform Act's legitimate and compelling regulatory purpose and the procedural protections that it offers causes to be facially valid under the Due Process Clause or the Excessive Bail Clause. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by White, Blackmun, Powell, O'Connor, Scalia |
| Dissent | Marshall, joined by Brennan |
| Dissent | Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| Fifth Amendment, Eighth Amendment Bail Reform Act of 1984 | |
United States v. Salerno, 481 U.S. 739 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court decision that determined that the Bail Reform Act of 1984 was constitutional, which permitted the federal courts to detain an arrestee prior to trial if the government could prove that the individual was potentially a danger to society. The Act was held to violate neither the United States Constitution's Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment nor its Excessive Bail Clause of the Eighth Amendment.