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Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case which analyzed whether police officers may extend the length of a traffic stop to conduct a search with a trained detection dog. [1]
A major concern with this case's ruling is that police conducting traffic stops may racially profile the stopped persons. [4] Similar to the controversy around New York City's Stop and Frisk program, some believe that the ruling in Whren will lead to an increase in racial profiling towards young African American males. [5]
New Jersey State Police officer conducting a traffic stop on the New Jersey Turnpike. For practical purposes, a traffic stop is essentially the same as a Terry stop; for the duration of a stop, driver and passengers are "seized" within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. The Supreme Court has held that drivers and passengers may be ordered to ...
On September 5, 2019, a New York judge granted class-action status to a case brought by The Bronx Defenders on behalf of individuals affected by stop-and-frisk. [45] The lawyers attest that records of individuals who underwent stop-and-frisk were retained by police, despite the law requiring that those records be sealed. [ 45 ]
Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968) — stop and frisk for weapons OK for officer safety; Sibron v. New York, 392 U.S. 40 (1968) — companion case to Terry. Peters v. New York (1968) — companion case to Terry contained in Sibron
A similar case unfolded this spring, when the world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested by officers directing traffic outside the PGA Championship after a fatal accident.
NBC New York Police took the man into custody around 4:30 a.m. during a traffic stop in Queens, four law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation told NBC News. His identity has not been ...
Officers who make a traffic stop and are shown the card are under pressure to let the holder off with a warning instead of a ticket. [53] [54] The pressure can be from fellow officers [53] and supervisors. [54] The cards have been issued in New York City, New Jersey, [53] Boston, [55] Los Angeles [56] and Philadelphia. [57]