Silverman v. United States, 365 U.S. 505 (1961), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously held that a federal officer may not, without warrant, physically place themselves into the space of a person's office or home to secretly observe or listen and relate at the man's subsequent criminal trial what was seen or heard.
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- Text of Silverman v. United States, 365 U.S. 505 (1961) is available from: Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)