U.S. v. Cortez, No. 79-404 (U.S. Supreme Court) (449 U.S. 411; 101 S.Ct. 690) (January 21, 1981) (Justice Burger)
In U.S. v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873 (1975), the Supreme Court first articulated how the roving patrols of the U.S. Border Patrol could constitutionally make stops of vehicles traveling near the border. It held that except "at the border and its functional equivalents, officers on roving patrol may stop vehicles ...
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