Criminal
May 18, 2001
Moving Violation
At a time when scandals like Rampart show the need for controlling the police, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Atwater v. City of Lago Vista , 2001 408925 (April 24, 2001), makes it easier for the police to harass people and violate their rights. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the police may arrest and book individuals who commit minor traffic violations that are punishable only by fines.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
LOS ANGELES - At a time when scandals like Rampart show the need for controlling the police, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, 2001 408925 (April 24, 2001), makes it easier for the police to harass people and violate their rights. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the police may arrest and book individ...
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