Palmer v. City of Euclid

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1971-05-24

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Mr. Justice Stewart, with whom Mr. Justice Douglas joins, concurring. While I agree with the Court that Euclid’s “suspicious person ordinance” is unconstitutional as applied to the appellant, I would go further and hold that the ordinance is unconstitutionally vague on its face. A policeman has a duty to investigate suspicious circumstances, and the circumstance…

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