You can run - sometimes; but fleeing from police in a high-crime area is grounds for justifiable stop

Article Abstract:

Issues are discussed regarding the US Supreme Court ruling in Illinois v. Wardlow that fleeing from the police in a high-crime area gave them probable cause to stop and search the fleeing person. Pending cases on searches and seizures are listed.

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Curbside justice; court gives police the green light to arrest for minor infractions

Article Abstract:

Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, a Supreme Court ruling okaying an arrest for a minor traffic violation, is discussed. In determining the reasonableness of the arrest, the court used the test of whether the government's need to intrude outweighed the individual's needs of privacy.

Remedies, Arrest, Traffic violations

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Justice on the run; does fleeing from police provoke reasonable suspicion, justifying a seizure?

Article Abstract:

The article discusses Illinois v. Wardlow, a case pending before the US Supreme Court which end a federal-state court split on whether fleeing from the police gives officers probable cause to suspect criminal activity. Governmental briefs ask the court for a bright-line rule stating that flight alone or in addition to a high-crime area establishes reasonable suspicion.

Testimony

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