Law prof @ColumbiaLaw, author of Policing the Open Road
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K pop can be traced to Korea’s national anthem which is a riff on auld Lang syne. Learned it @LincolnCenter #kfactor So many questions about my heritage.
SCOTUS's double jeopardy case Gamble began with a traffic stop for broken lights, cop smelled weed, justifying car search. So many cases begin like this. Minor traffic violations are context to much of our con crim law, even if the issue isn't about cars.
If I do say so myself, this is a pretty good list ☺️
What our writers are reading this summer: a fascinating examination of how the automobile reconfigured American life, a lightly fictionalized account of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and more. nyer.cm/hrmBbSO
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Before the mass adoption of the car, most communities barely had a police force and citizens shared responsibility for enforcing laws. Then the car changed everything.
An excerpt from @Harvard_Press's Policing the Open Road by @SAShistorian: bostonreview.net/law-justice…
As hypocritical facebook is being, weak privacy laws are letting them get away with it. dailydot.com/debug/facebook-… via @dailydot
Also, a brief history of traffic tickets
From @SAShistorian: Why we can — and must — create a fairer system of traffic enforcement wapo.st/2HpkgXJ
There's a history to this. When cars first appeared on roads, traffic violations were enforced like any other crime, starting w/ arrest. Tickets were invented to streamline the process. But also nyti.ms/2DRtj2D
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In Prof. Seo’s (@SAShistorian) new essay, published in @YaleLJournal, she looks to the legal culture before the Warren Court’s Due Process Revolution to better understand the Court’s criminal procedure decisions. Read it here: yalelawjournal.org/essay/dem…
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"Systematic policing of minorities did not originate with an intention to do so. This history begins with the mass production of the automobile, and the imperative to regulate the motoring public." Sarah Seo's intriguing new book just out. @SAShistorian amazon.com/Policing-Open-Roa…
2d essay asks a good q: How much did cars make a difference in the history of policing? Looking forward to responding shortly! cato-unbound.org/2019/04/12/… via @CatoUnbound
Next essay is a piercing critique of Whren case, which ok'd pretextual policing. Any theories about why it was an unanimous opinion?
cato-unbound.org/issues/apri… #CatoUnbound
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#SCOTUSlinkoftheday: @bill_lucia covers #SCOTUS decision yesterday in Timbs v. Indiana, ruling unanimously that the Eighth Amendment’s ban on excessive fines applies to states & localities under due process clause of the 14th Amendment routefifty.com/public-safety…
And this. May use this to teach car searches. @JoeKGoldstein nyti.ms/2zguYwe
Reflecting on 2018. One of the best things I read from @PhilipKennicott. short and sweet, and deep: How record-setting art auctions are ruining the old neighborhood wapo.st/2FAVczo?tid=ss_tw&ut…
Iowa prison choir to perform Beethoven opera next 2 weeks in NYC! usnews.com/news/best-states/…