New Jersey Police No Longer Need Search Warrant in Traffic Stops

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For any sane individual, having that goon Chris Christie as your governor should be reason enough to pack up your bags and immediately vacate the state. Here’s another reason.

From NJ.com:

TRENTON — The state Supreme Court on Thursday overturned its own 2009 decision on warrantless car searches, broadening police authority to search vehicles based on probable cause.

The 5-2 decision, stemming from the case of a Salem County man who was charged with illegal handgun possession following an unrelated motor vehicle stop, was praised by the state Attorney General as a fix that helps law enforcement.

Civil rights advocates, however, decried it as a rollback of civil liberties in the state.

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