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Supreme Court Upholds Common Sense Approach to Traffic Stops

Supreme Court Upholds Common Sense Approach to Traffic Stops
The Supreme Court building in Washington on March 26, 2020. Juliet Wei/Sound of Hope
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
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A Kansas police officer acted lawfully when he pulled over a vehicle whose owner’s license was revoked before verifying the driver was the owner, the Supreme Court has decided.

The April 6 ruling came in a case, cited as Kansas v. Glover, that weighed the importance of road safety against drivers’ privacy rights.