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ILLINOIS v. LIDSTER, ROBERT S. (38364)
Order dated: 05/05/03Docket number: 02-1060
Action:
The motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.
ILLINOIS v. LIDSTER, ROBERT S. (38364)
Order dated: 08/25/03Docket number: 02-1060
Action:
The motions of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument are granted.
A description of the questions presented by the case has been prepared:
Whether Indianapolis v. Edmond, 531 U.S. 32 (2000), prohibits police officers from conducting a checkpoint organized to investigate a prior offense, at which checkpoint law enforcement officers briefly stopped all oncoming motorists to hand out flyers about—and look for witnesses to—the offense, where the checkpoint was conducted exactly one week after—and at approximately the same time of day as—the offense, and where the checkpoint otherwise met the reasonableness standard articulated in Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47 (1979).
An opinion has been handed down: