In 1968, the Supreme Court gutted the Fourth Amendment, certain that it would all work out in the end. It didn't.

4/18/2018 | 93
Published by Cory Doctorow | Boing Boing
In 1968, the Supremes ruled in Terry v. Ohio that the police did not need "probable cause" to stop a person, it was sufficient that they have "reasonable suspicion." (more…)
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