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Terry v. Ohio

The Supreme Court case Terry v. Ohio, which established the limited Fourth Amendment standard for stops and searches.

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Jan 16, 2026
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What did Terry v. Ohio actually hold about stops and frisks, and how has the doctrine evolved?

Terry v. Ohio held that brief investigatory detentions (“stops”) and limited pat-downs for weapons (“frisks”) are Fourth Amendment “seizures” and “searches” but can be constitutional on a lower showin...

Jan 23, 2026
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How did Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District change the rules about identifying oneself to police?

held that a state may criminally require a person detained under the limited standard of to disclose his name to an officer, so long as the stop itself is lawful and the statute is not vague or broad ...

Jan 17, 2026
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What did the Supreme Court say in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada (2004) and how have lower courts applied it?

The Supreme Court in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada held that a state “stop-and-identify” statute that requires a detainee to disclose his name during a lawful Terry stop does not v...

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