[Eugene Volokh] Suspicion That Man Fiddling with Phone Might Be "Filming School Children" Doesn't Justify Detention by Police

The Volokh Conspiracy 2025-12-17

Summary:

"To hold otherwise would allow police officers to demand identification from anyone near a school while using a smartphone—parents taking first-day-of-school videos, a grandparent trying to pull up directions while in the school drop-off line, or dog walkers holding their phone near their chest."

Link:

https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/17/suspicion-that-man-fiddling-with-phone-might-be-filming-school-children-doesnt-justify-detention-by-police/

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Authors:

Eugene Volokh

Date tagged:

12/17/2025, 17:36

Date published:

12/17/2025, 10:16