Legal Opinion
Coles v. Carlini
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided September 30, 2015No. Civil No. 10-6132 (JBS/AMD)PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SIMANDLE, Chief Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
In 2009, New Jersey State Troopers stopped a group of six motorcyclists who were riding on Route 70 in Vineentown, New Jersey, wearing jackets bearing “colors,” the marks or logos for motorcycle clubs to which they belonged. At the end of the ensuing 52-minute traffic stop, the motorcyclists were ordered to remove their jackets and were told that the police colors “blue and gold” were the “only colors you wear” on the highway. Three of the motorcyclists brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of their First, Fourth, and…
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