Kansas v. Glover

Decided April 6, 2020. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 18-556 · 589 U.S. 376 · Cited 283 times

When a police officer lacks information negating an inference that a person driving is the vehicle’s owner, an investigative traffic stop made after running the vehicle’s license plate and learning that the registered owner’s driver’s license has been revoked is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.

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