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Ninth Circuit Holds Prolonging Traffic Stop Without Reasonable Cause Unlawful

On May 20, 2015, the Ninth Circuit court of appeals held that it was unlawful for law enforcement to prolong a traffic stop for the purpose of general crime detection without reasonable suspicion that a crime has occurred.

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