--- title: "Zedner v. United States" citation: "Zedner v. United States, 547 U.S. 489 (2006)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-ZEDNER-547-US-489" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-547/pdf/USREPORTS-547-489.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-ZEDNER-547-US-489/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Zedner v. United States ## Holding used No blanket prospective Speedy Trial Act waiver; ends-of-justice exclusions require express on-record findings and missing findings are not cured through harmless-error review. ## Material limitation Each continuance, finding, exclusion, defense request, and dismissal motion must be located on the docket. ## Official source and pinpoints 547 U.S. 489, 500–09 (2006): ## Used in - [Competency, Insanity Procedure, and Speedy Trial](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/20-pretrial/competency-insanity-and-speedy-trial.md)