Alabama v. White
| Alabama v. White | |
|---|---|
| Argued April 17, 1990 Decided June 11, 1990 | |
| Full case name | Alabama v. Vanessa Rose White |
| Citations | 496 U.S. 325 (more) 110 S.Ct. 2638, 110 L.Ed.2d 301 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Holding | |
| An anonymous tip creates reasonable suspicion to conduct a traffic stop if police can corroborate their observations with the tip's assertions. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | White, joined by Rehnquist,Blackmun, O'Connor, Scalia, and Kennedy |
| Dissent | Stevens, joined by Marshall, Brennan |
| Laws applied | |
| Amendment IV | |
Alabama v. White, 496 US 325 (1990), is a U.S. Supreme Court case involving the Fourth Amendment. The majority opinion ruled that anonymous tips can provide reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop provided that police can factually verify the circumstances asserted by the tip.