Quotes from Erwin Chemerinsky

In Navarette v. California in 2014, the Court ruled that an anonymous tip that a person is driving erratically is a sufficient basis for a police stop.

Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote a strong dissent, making the crucial point that the majority's ruling meant that no one ever could sue to stop even the most outrageous of police practices.

Harris v. New York that a statement obtained without complying with Miranda could be used to impeach a criminal defendant who took the witness stand.

Not one of these things—driving on a remote road, driving a minivan, not waving at the police officers, or children having their knees up and waving strangely—is evidence of any crime.

he totality of the circumstances," the officer "had reasonable suspicion to believe that respondent was engaged in illegal activity.

The Court said that since she was a "reliable" witness, the identification was admissible.16

What had Wardlow done to create "reasonable suspicion"? He was in what the Court said was "an area known for heavy narcotics trafficking."38 That is another way of saying, it was a predominantly Black neighborhood. And he walked the other direction after seeing police cars.