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00:00 During a time when Britain used general search warrants to control colonial trade for revenue collection, American colonists fought back against these abuses leading up to the Revolution and later influenced by George Carroll's case in prohibition-era America.
06:44 During British rule, colonial resistance to general search warrants evolved from economic grievances leading up to the Revolutionary War through prohibition era impacts on privacy rights.
11:59 During British rule and through prohibition era impacts on privacy rights, colonial resistance to general search warrants evolved into contemporary Fourth Amendment interpretations regarding the private or public nature of cars.
16:40 The episode explores the historical shift in Fourth Amendment interpretation, from British colonial resistance to modern stop-and-frisk tactics.
21:48 The episode examines how societal tensions influenced Fourth Amendment interpretations leading to modern stop-and-frisk practices.
26:56 Stop-and-frisk practices became legally sanctioned for the first time under Terry v. Ohio, allowing police to detain individuals based on reasonable suspicion rather than probable cause, leading to widespread criticism and concerns over racial profiling.
32:08 After Terry v. Ohio, controversial and racially biased stop-and-frisk practices began based on reasonable suspicion rather than probable cause.
36:55 After Terry v. Ohio shifted to reasonable suspicion standards in stops based on race and suspect behavior rather than probable cause under the Fourth Amendment, Lisa Wright challenges this as overly broad grounds for police action.
41:13 A Black man reflects on his personal encounters with police stops and discusses how these experiences highlight issues of power, discretion, and racial profiling within the framework of Fourth Amendment rights.

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