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Federal judge rules Kansas Highway Patrol's 'Two-Step' tactic unconstitutional

  • A federal judge ruled the Kansas Highway Patrol's "Two-Step" tactic violates the Fourth Amendment.
  • The "Two-Step" involved troopers searching out-of-state vehicles for drugs without consent.
  • The judge ordered the Highway Patrol to stop targeting drivers from "drug source" states.
  • Additional trooper training and driver protections were proposed by the judge.
  • Data showed out-of-state drivers were pulled over and searched at higher rates than Kansans.
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