The Temple of Justice at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Washington. State Supreme Court: Race, Ethnicity Relevant to Determining Whether Law Enforcement Has 'Seized' Someone
"Our precedent has always required that the seizure inquiry be made in light of the totality of the circumstances, and we have never stated that race and ethnicity cannot be relevant circumstances," Justice Mary Yu wrote for the court en banc. "However, we have not explicitly held that in interactions with law enforcement, race and ethnicity matter. We do so today."
June 13, 2022 at 10:27 AM
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Criminal Appeals
An individual's race or ethnicity must be considered within the "totality of circumstances" when determining whether an individual was under seizure by law enforcement, the Washington State Supreme Court held June 9.
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