Arizona v. Johnson
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Arizona v. Johnson is a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified police authority to frisk passengers during lawful traffic stops when officers reasonably suspect they are armed and dangerous.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arizona v. Johnson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5478392 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arizona v. Johnson Context triple: [Terry v. Ohio, subsequentCitationBy, Arizona v. Johnson]
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A.
Arizona v. United States
Arizona v. United States is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state authority over immigration enforcement by affirming broad federal power in this area.
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B.
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee is a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the scope of federal protections against voting discrimination, particularly under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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C.
Texas v. White
Texas v. White was an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Union to be indestructible and that states could not unilaterally secede from it.
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D.
DeBoer v. Snyder
DeBoer v. Snyder was a federal court case challenging Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban that became one of the key cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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E.
Van Orden v. Perry
Van Orden v. Perry is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of a Ten Commandments monument on Texas State Capitol grounds against an Establishment Clause challenge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arizona v. Johnson Target entity description: Arizona v. Johnson is a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified police authority to frisk passengers during lawful traffic stops when officers reasonably suspect they are armed and dangerous.
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A.
Arizona v. United States
Arizona v. United States is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state authority over immigration enforcement by affirming broad federal power in this area.
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B.
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee is a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the scope of federal protections against voting discrimination, particularly under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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C.
Texas v. White
Texas v. White was an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Union to be indestructible and that states could not unilaterally secede from it.
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D.
DeBoer v. Snyder
DeBoer v. Snyder was a federal court case challenging Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban that became one of the key cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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E.
Van Orden v. Perry
Van Orden v. Perry is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of a Ten Commandments monument on Texas State Capitol grounds against an Establishment Clause challenge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| appliesPrecedent |
Maryland v. Wilson
ⓘ
Pennsylvania v. Mimms ⓘ Terry v. Ohio ⓘ |
| clarifies |
Authority to frisk vehicle passengers
ⓘ
Scope of Terry frisk during traffic stops ⓘ |
| hasArguedDate | 2008-12-09 ⓘ |
| hasCitation |
129 S. Ct. 781
ⓘ
172 L. Ed. 2d 694 ⓘ 555 U.S. 323 ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 2009-01-26 ⓘ |
| hasDecisionType | unanimous decision ⓘ |
| hasDocketNumber | 07-1122 ⓘ |
| hasFullCaseName | Arizona v. Johnson ⓘ |
| hasHolding |
A lawful traffic stop seizes every occupant of the vehicle for Fourth Amendment purposes.
ⓘ
An officer may conduct a patdown search of a passenger upon reasonable suspicion that the passenger is armed and dangerous, even if there is no suspicion of criminal activity by that passenger beyond the traffic violation. ⓘ Police may frisk a passenger during a lawful traffic stop if they reasonably suspect the person is armed and dangerous. ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
Fourth Amendment
ⓘ
Terry stop and frisk ⓘ Traffic stop ⓘ |
| hasLowerCourt | Arizona Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| hasOpinionAuthor | Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ |
| hasOpinionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| hasPetitioner |
State of Arizona
ⓘ
linked to:
Arizona
|
| hasProceduralPosture | Review of decision of the Arizona Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| hasRespondent | Lemon Johnson ⓘ |
| hasResult | Judgment of the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed ⓘ |
| hasStandard | reasonable suspicion that the person is armed and dangerous ⓘ |
| hasState | Arizona ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
constitutional law
ⓘ
criminal law enforcement ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | 2000s ⓘ |
| hasVote | 9-0 ⓘ |
| holdsThat | The encounter remains a traffic stop even when officers ask questions unrelated to the reason for the stop, so long as the inquiries do not measurably extend the duration of the stop. ⓘ |
| interprets | Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| isCitedFor |
authority to frisk passengers during traffic stops
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definition of seizure of vehicle occupants ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States Supreme Court jurisprudence on the Fourth Amendment ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
criminal procedure
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police officer safety ⓘ search and seizure law ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Arizona v. Johnson Description of subject: Arizona v. Johnson is a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified police authority to frisk passengers during lawful traffic stops when officers reasonably suspect they are armed and dangerous.
Referenced by (2)
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