Race a factor in interpreting police stops, court rules

Published June 10, 2022 12:00am ET



Race should be considered in determining the legality of a police stop, according to a new court ruling.

Police handle stops differently for minorities than for white people, the Washington Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in a case involving an Asian Pacific Islander man approached by police in Tacoma in 2019.

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