CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS et al. v. EDMOND et al.: certiorari to the United States court of appeals for the seventh circuit.

ACTIONS & defenses (Law); CITY of Indianapolis v. Edmond (Supreme Court case); DRUG control; DRUG traffic; CONSTITUTIONAL amendments (United States); CONSTITUTIONAL amendments; LAW enforcement; UNITED States. Supreme Court

The article presents information on U.S. Supreme Court case City of Indianapolis et al. v. Edmond et al., case number 99-1030, argued on October 3, 2000 and decided on November 28, 2000. Respondents who were affected by the vehicle checkpoints implemented by the city on its roads aimed at interdicting unlawful drugs filed suit. They claim that the road checkpoints violated the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The court argued that the checkpoint program's primary purpose violates the Fourth Amendment.