2000 Supreme Court Case on Highway Checkpoints
The 2000 Supreme Court ruling established that highway checkpoints whose primary purpose is drug interdiction constitute a violation of the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches.
Fourth Amendment and Highway Checkpoints
The 2000 Supreme Court ruling established that highway checkpoints whose primary purpose is drug interdiction constitute a violation of the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches.
Supreme Court Ruling on Highway Drug Checkpoints
In 2000, the Supreme Court decided that setting up highway checkpoints mainly to look for drugs breaks the Fourth Amendment. This amendment protects people from searches that aren't reasonable.
Summary
In 2000, the Supreme Court said that police can't just set up roadblocks to look for drugs. That's because it breaks a rule that says searches have to be fair.