Utah v. Strieff doesn’t give cops license to kill the Fourth

Published July 22, 2016 4:02am ET



This case allows the police to stop you on the street, demand your identification, and check it for outstanding traffic warrants — even if you are doing nothing wrong. If the officer discovers a warrant for a fine you forgot to pay, courts will now excuse his illegal stop and will admit into evidence anything he happens to find.”

Nah.

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