Justice Scalia: The Architect of Whren v. United States and the Lawfulness of Race-Based Traffic Stops
Justice Antonin Scalia‘s death and the discussion of a possible nomination by President Obama to fill his seat, continues to dominate the national news. Here is critical commentary on Justice Scalia’s opinion for a unanimous Supreme Court in Whren v. United States (1996), which many commentators point to as providing the legal underpinnings for pretextual traffic stops and racial profiling in law enforcement.
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