NAACP: Massachusetts' Highest Court Issues Mixed Ruling on Police Seizure of Black Teenager
September 19, 2020
September 19, 2020
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on Sept. 18:
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued in Commonwealth v. Evelyn recognizing that an individual's age should be considered when determining whether they feel free to leave an encounter with police. The court declined to make a similar categorical rule about whether race should be considered, though race may be considered in some circumstances. The cou . . .
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued in Commonwealth v. Evelyn recognizing that an individual's age should be considered when determining whether they feel free to leave an encounter with police. The court declined to make a similar categorical rule about whether race should be considered, though race may be considered in some circumstances. The cou . . .