What types of checkpoints have been approved by the U.S. Supreme Court? What types of checkpoints have been disapproved by the Court? How does the Court distinguish checkpoints that are constitutional from those that are not?
What will be an ideal response?
Highway checkpoints are used in the United States for many reasons. There are checkpoints to weigh and inspect trucks, to detect illegal aliens, to check driver's licenses, to look for drunk drivers, and for other public safety reasons. The Supreme Court has identified some circumstances where "special needs" justify suspicionless highway stops:
- Detecting drunk drivers
- Verifying driver's licenses and vehicle registration
- Intercepting illegal aliens on border highways
- Apprehending fleeing criminals
- Thwarting terrorist activity or attack
Police cannot set up roadblocks and stop vehicles for the purpose of searching them for illegal drugs or evidence of other criminal activity.
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