Does a vehicle stop at a highway checkpoint constitute a seizure under the Fourth Amendment?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Soto-Zuniga, 837 F.3d 992 (9th Cir. 2016):

The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. It is well established that a vehicle stop at a highway checkpoint effectuates a seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. City of Indianapolis v. Edmond , 531 U.S. 32, 40, 121 S.Ct. 447, 148 L.Ed.2d 333 (2000). As a general rule, a search or seizure is unreasonable unless it rests on

[837 F.3d 999]

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