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From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Date: 20000329
Author:RICHARD CARELLI

Supreme Court limits police use of anonymous tips for searches

By RICHARD CARELLI

Associated Press

Wednesday, March 29, 2000

Washington -- The Supreme Court sharply curtailed police power to rely on anonymous tips to stop and search people. The unanimous ruling Tuesday was a victory for civil rights organizations, but a police group said the nation's streets might become more dangerous.

The court said Miami police acted unlawfully when in 1995 they searched and arrested a juvenile for carrying a gun after an anonymous telephone caller said someone matching his description had a concealed ...

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