High court hands down 'landmark' ruling in case of alleged racial profiling

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From https://vtdigger.org/2019/01/04/high-court-hands-landmark-ruling-case-alleged-racial-profiling/

High court hands down ‘landmark’ ruling in case of alleged racial profiling

By Alan J. Keays
Jan 4 2019

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Lewis Hatch prepares to search Gregory Zillo during a traffic stop in March 2014. Still image from police footage

A civil rights organization is hailing a Vermont Supreme Court ruling on a racial profiling case as a “landmark” decision. The case challenged the legality of a traffic stop by a Vermont State Police trooper of an African-American man in Rutland County more than for [sic] years ago.

On Friday, the Vermont Supreme Court issued a 51-page decision authored by Justice Harold Eaton holding that police can be liable for discriminatory searches and seizures.

Also, the high court ruled as part of the unanimous decision that the “faint” scent of marijuana coming from inside a motor vehicle alone is not enough to justify searches and seizures.

The driver was Gregory Zullo of Rutland, who was represented by the American Civil Liberties Union.

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1. "for discriminatory searches and seizures"

I wonder if this will affect Civil Forfeiture and the way 'authorities' have been 'stealing' from citizens?