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Cite as: 529 U. S. 266 (2000)

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the accusation would fail standard pre-search reliability testing. The
facts of this case do not require the Court to speculate about the circum-
stances under which the danger alleged in an anonymous tip might be
so great—e. g., a report of a person carrying a bomb—as to justify a
search even without a showing of reliability. Pp. 269–274.

727 So. 2d 204, afﬁrmed.

Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Kennedy,
J., ﬁled a concurring opinion, in which Rehnquist, C. J., joined, post,
p. 274.

Michael J. Neimand, Assistant Attorney General of Flor-
ida, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs
was Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General.

Irving L. Gornstein argued the cause for the United
States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the
brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Assistant Attorney
General Robinson, and Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben.
Harvey J. Sepler argued the cause for respondent. With
him on the brief were Bennett H. Brummer and Andrew
Stanton.*

*Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were ﬁled for Americans for
Effective Law Enforcement, Inc., et al. by Wayne W. Schmidt, James P.
Manak, Richard Weintraub, and Bernard J. Farber; for the Justice Coali-
tion by Scott D. Makar; for the National Association of Police Organiza-
tions by Stephen R. McSpadden; and for the State of Illinois et al. by
James E. Ryan, Attorney General of Illinois, Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor
General, William Browers and Michael M. Glick, Assistant Attorneys
General, and Dan Schweitzer, joined by the Attorneys General for their
respective jurisdictions as follows: Bill Pryor of Alabama, Janet Napoli-
tano of Arizona, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Bill Lockyer of California, Ken
Salazar of Colorado, John M. Bailey of Connecticut, M. Jane Brady of
Delaware, Earl I. Anzai of Hawaii, Jeffrey A. Modisett of Indiana, Thomas
J. Miller of Iowa, Carla J. Stovall of Kansas, Richard P. Ieyoub of Louisi-
ana, J. Joseph Curran of Maryland, Jennifer M. Granholm of Michigan,
Mike Hatch of Minnesota, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Joseph
P. Mazurek of Montana, Frankie Sue Del Papa of Nevada, Philip T. Mc-
Laughlin of New Hampshire, Patricia A. Madrid of New Mexico, Michael
F. Easley of North Carolina, Betty D. Montgomery of Ohio, W. A. Drew
Edmondson of Oklahoma, Hardy Myers of Oregon, D. Michael Fisher of