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by Zak 900 days ago
My understanding of the case law on checkpoints is that it started with inland immigration checkpoints, and similar reasoning got applied to checkpoints meant to catch drunk drivers. I consider it an evisceration of the fourth amendment, as did Justice William J. Brennan when he wrote as much in his dissent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Martinez-Fuer...