7th Circuit Rules Truck Inspection Used as Drug Search Violates Fourth Amendment
Illinois State Police's use of a routine truck inspection as a pretext for a drug search was deemed unconstitutional by the Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
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Illinois State Police's use of a routine truck inspection as a pretext for a drug search was deemed unconstitutional by the Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
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