When the defendant's lawyer got up, arguing the purpose of the stop was to try and find a warrant, the Chief Justice pressed hard on safety.
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Saying that officers could often run warrant check for safety, Chief Justice asked how often officers get shot when making stops.
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More to come, but I thought it was notable how far into today's politics today's SCOTUS arguments got.
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The Chief Justice opened Monday's Supreme Court sitting by noting the death of Justice Scalia, the court's mourning for his death, and ...
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... a brief recitation of Scalia's accomplishments and time on the bench, including noting he authored 292 majority opinions.
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The Chief then noted that Scalia "was also known, on occasion, for his dissents."
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Note: A correction to the Chief's earlier statement —> Justice Scalia authored 282 majority opinions, per the court.
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The transcript from Utah v. Strieff: http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/14-1373_3d46.pdf …
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Here's Sotomayor on
#Ferguson courts and warrants:pic.twitter.com/YmuLTkPNWe
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Here's Kagan, following up:pic.twitter.com/Sty7p17wwb
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Here's the Chief Justice, talking about police officers getting shot during routine stops:pic.twitter.com/cCU0sZroe8
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And, here — in the sharpest
#SCOTUS moment I've seen in a whle — is where Sotomayor took a swipe at Alito:pic.twitter.com/qQTFy38Ohf
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My
@BuzzFeedNews report: Supreme Court Justices Still Sharp In Oral Arguments Without Scalia http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/supreme-court-still-sharp-in-oral-arguments-without-scalia?utm_term=.orP56bE4kl …#SCOTUS0 replies 6 retweets 6 likes
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