A pretext is a false reason for taking a particular, often illegal, action. It hides a questionable motive by concealing it behind something that has the appearance of legitimacy. The Trump ...
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Duane Bennett was early in his legal career in 1985, working as a deputy district attorney in Riverside County, when he was pulled over and held at gunpoint by Los Angeles police officers. Bennett, ...
SAN DIEGO — San Diego communities are calling for change when it comes to so-called "pretext stops" by police. On Wednesday, San Diego's Commission on Police Practices heard directly from San Diegans ...