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Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case that overturned a per se rule imposed by the Florida Supreme Court that held consensual searches of passengers on buses were always unreasonable. The Court ruled that the fact that the search takes place on a bus is one factor in determining whether a suspect feels ...
The following are excerpts from Supreme Court opinions by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who died Friday at age 93: From Florida v. Bostick in 1991, involving police searches on buses:
Kiowa Tribe of Okla. v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. 523 U.S. 751 (1998) an Indian tribe is entitled to sovereign immunity to contract lawsuits, whether made on or off the reservation County of Sacramento v. Lewis: 523 U.S. 833 (1998) liability of police under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for causing death during high-speed chases Federal Election ...
Illinois v. Rodriguez (1990) - search valid if police reasonably believe consent given by owner; Florida v. Bostick (1991) - not "free to leave" but "free to decline" on bus; Florida v. Jimeno (1991) - can request officer to limit scope of search; Ohio v. Robinette (1996) - do not have to inform motorist is free to go; United States v.
A lawsuit can move forward against a Florida Panhandle school district over its removal of books about race and LGBTQ+ identities from library shelves, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S ...
As the Florida Supreme Court debates putting abortion on the ballot, the Florida Senate is on the way to passing a bill that critics say would establish "fetal personhood" in civil liability cases.
Alabama v. White, 496 U.S. 325 (1990) — anonymous tips with no indication of reliability of tip (also: Prado Navarette v. California) Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz, 496 U.S. 444 (1990) — sobriety checkpoints; Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 (1991) — "as long as police do not convey a message, etc" Minnesota v.
Attorneys for Le’Keian Woods, 25, said in the lawsuit that Woods suffered a type of traumatic brain injury, a ruptured kidney, nerve damage and other harm from the September 2023 arrest that ...