Atwater v. Lago Vista

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Limited individual rights in minor offenses
Reinforced police authority
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
April 24, 2001
gptkbp:has_implications_for Concerns over civil liberties
Potential for increased arrests
gptkbp:historical_analysis Critiques of the ruling
Support for the ruling
gptkbp:historicalEvent Case_appealed_to_the_Supreme_Court
Dawn_Atwater_was_arrested_for_a_minor_offense
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atwater v. Lago Vista
gptkbp:impact Law_enforcement_practices
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Lago_Vista_Police_Department
Dawn Atwater
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
4
Justice Stephen Breyer
Set a precedent for similar cases
Influenced future court decisions
gptkbp:lawEnforcement Guidance on arrest policies
Training on Fourth Amendment issues
gptkbp:legalStatus Impact on community relations
Clarified scope of police powers
Debate over police discretion
Ongoing discussions about police powers
Fourth_Amendment_rights
Fourth_Amendment_interpretation
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive coverage in legal journals
Public debates in media
gptkbp:notableEvent Changes in state laws regarding arrests
Proposals for police reform
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Landmark_case_in_Fourth_Amendment_jurisprudence
Influenced public perception of law enforcement
532 U.S. 318
gptkbp:outcome Court_ruled_in_favor_of_Lago_Vista
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Sandra_Day_O'Connor
gptkbp:precedent Police authority to arrest without a warrant
gptkbp:publicAccess Controversial decision
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Terry_v._Ohio
gptkb:Graham_v._Connor
gptkb:Safford_Unified_School_District_v._Redding
gptkb:Whren_v._United_States
Reasonable suspicion standard
Excessive force standard
gptkbp:voterTurnout 5-4