Legal Opinion

Kansas v. Glover

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 6, 2020No. 18-556PublishedCited by 227 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas

*1186This case presents the question whether a police officer violates the Fourth Amendment by initiating an investigative traffic stop after running a vehicle's license plate and learning that the registered owner has a revoked driver's license. We hold that when the officer lacks information negating an inference that the owner is the driver of the vehicle, the stop is reasonable.

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Kansas charged respondent Charles Glover, Jr., with driving as a habitual violator after a traffic stop revealed that he was driving with a revoked license. See *1187Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-285(a)(3) (2001). Glover filed a…

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by227 opinions

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