Policing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American Freedom

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By Sarah A. Seo ’02 *16

Published June 17, 2019

Policing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American Freedom (Harvard University Press) follows the role of the automobile on the influx of pervasive policing. Sarah A. Seo ’02 *16 reinterprets the opinions of the Warren Court and shows how measures meant to protect motorists can ultimately threaten America’s commitment to due process.

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Tod Williams ’65 *67 stands in front of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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