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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 57 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Illinois v. Wardlow.

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1 Illinois v. Wardlow Anchor
scotus · 2000
green “an individual's presence in an area of expected criminal activity, standing alone, is not enough to support a reasonable, particularized suspicion that the person is committing a crime.” 32
2 Florida v. JL
scotus · 2000
green “the reasonableness of official suspicion must be measured by what the officers knew before they conducted their search.” 25

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