A Quebec Superior Court judge has invalidated laws that allow police to randomly pull over drivers for traffic stops. Justice Michel Yergeau wrote that the practice paves the way for racial profiling and has a disproportionate impact on Black drivers. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum has more on the decision.
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