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Bookmark or Share- Philadelphia to ban minor police traffic stops to promote equityUSA TODAY. 0:00. 0:46. Philadelphia will become the first major U.S. city to ban police from making traffic stops for minor violations such as a broken taillight when Mayor Jim Kenney signs...
- The Basics of Police Traffic Stops in Pennsylvania - CiccarelliEven though most traffic stops are relatively routine and only result in warnings or minor citations being issued, major crimes have been uncovered during the course of traffic stops in Pennsylvania. Here, we want to discuss the very basics of traffic stops in the Commonwealth.
- Philly's new traffic law reduced stops but not racial disparitiesPublished Mar. 3, 2023, 12:39 p.m. ET. A Philadelphia law that bars police from pulling over drivers for some minor infractions contributed to a decline in traffic stops during its first year, but it did not meet its proponents’ stated goal of reducing racial disparities associated with those stops.
- Common pleas judge rules Philly traffic stop law can stand - WHYYA Philadelphia law designed to reduce traffic stops for certain vehicle violations will remain on the books after a Court of Common Pleas judge overruled the police union’s objections this week. The Driving Equality Act, authored by Councilmember Isaiah Thomas and effective March 2022, instructs Philadelphia Police officers not to pull ...
- Why Philadelphia has banned low-level traffic stops - NPRLast Wednesday, Mayor Jim Kenney signed the Driving Equity Act, making Philadelphia the first major city in the U.S. to ban low-level traffic stops. The law, which also requires city police to...
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