High Court Says Passengers May Question Legality of Traffic Stops
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A unanimous Supreme Court ruled yesterday that passengers in vehicles pulled over by the police have the same rights as drivers to challenge the legality of the traffic stop when it results in an arrest.
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Passengers will have a way to appeal if their name turns up on the government's no-fly list, under provisions of the intelligence bill signed into law Friday.
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Justice Department lawyers say there is indeed a rule requiring passengers to show ID at the airport before boarding a plane, but they say the exact wording of the rule can't be read by the public and can't be challenged. By Ryan Singel.
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Car chase scenes are a staple of action films. But now the Supreme Court will decide how far a real world cop can go to catch a fleeing suspect
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments that an Indiana law prevented voters from having their ballots counted.
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Police do not violate the  constitutional ban on unreasonable searches and seizures when  they stop someone suspected of one crime and then cite a  different crime as the basis of the arrest, the U.S. Supreme  Court ruled on Monday.
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Â· Car owners must reveal who was at the wheel Â· European judges rule on right to silence
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Â· Ruling means pioneer may have to close centreÂ· Move follows years of dispute with authority
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The Supreme Court sought Monday to clarify whether police can be sued for arresting suspects on charges that later fall apart, even if it turns out that officers had a second, valid reason for the detention.
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FORT WORTH -- Recent conflicting federal court decisions regarding when authorities can search and seize files on laptop computers of travelers crossing the US border have left business travelers confused and asking questions.
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A judge set a court hearing for next month to determine whether a 9-year-old boy who ran away from home and talked his way onto two flights on his way to Texas may be charged in a car theft and police chase.
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Florida Supreme Court judges on Wednesday questioned attorneys for smokers and cigarette companies on whether a case involving thousands of smokers can properly be tried as a class action.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday dodged a dispute over the government's plans to conduct military trials for Osama bin Laden's former driver and other foreign terror suspects, avoiding another clash over the president's powers.
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The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will consider whether the government can deport an immigrant who pleaded guilty to auto theft.
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Several US Supreme Court justices expressed doubts that states can let seriously ill patients ease their symptoms by using marijuana, a drug the federal government has designated as illegal.
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The U.S. Supreme Court let stand on  Monday a ruling that random drug tests of firefighters without  any suspicion or evidence of prior drug abuse violated their  constitutional privacy rights.
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A bus driver who was 13 times over the legal alcohol limit while driving a bus load of schoolchildren had a simple request for police who arrested him for drunken driving, an Australian court heard on Wednesday.