Legal Opinion
Edmond v. Goldsmith
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 1999No. 98-4124PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
A class action has been brought to enjoin the City of Indianapolis from setting up roadblocks to catch drug offenders, a practice that the plaintiffs claim violates the Fourth Amendment. The plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction was denied on the ground that the City’s practice is lawful, precipitating this interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1). The legality of drug roadblocks has divided the other courts that have been asked to decide the issue. Compare United States v. Huguenin, 154 F.3d 547, 554-55 (6th Cir.1998); United States v. Morales-Zamora,…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by23 opinions
- City of Indianapolis v. EdmondSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. PontooCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
- Jess Burgess and Marilyn Thompkins v. Louis LoweryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Floyd v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2012
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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