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The Massachusetts high court issued a major decision on Monday that recognizes important Constitutional rights by allowing people leeway to legally challenge police stops even if law enforcement can articulate some reasonable suspicion for their probe.
The state’s high court Monday ruled that people arrested following a pat and frisk on the street can challenge the resulting criminal prosecution on the grounds that they were targeted by the officers on the basis of their race alone.