No. 18-8784
DiAngelo Johnson v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment civil-rights criminal-justice due-process equal-protection fourth-amendment law-enforcement police-conduct pretextual-stops racial-profiling traffic-stops whren-v-united-states
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment
FourthAmendment
Latest Conference:
2019-05-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Should this Court overrule Whren?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Question Presented Because Whren v. United States’ permits pretextual traffic stops, it has become notorious for its effective legitimation of racial profiling. Whren’s endorsement of racial profiling conflicts with public policies aimed at eliminating invidious racial discrimination and deterring wrongful police conduct. Should this Court overrule Whren?
Docket Entries
2019-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2019-04-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-04-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 10, 2019)
Attorneys
DiAngelo Johnson
Kurt David Hermansen — Law Office of Kurt David Hermansen, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent