Law enforcement based on racial stereotypes is immoral and illegal.
The complaint has been amended to include the additional plaintiffs and class allegations. The lawsuit charges that the CHP and the BNE violated the plaintiffs' rights secured by the Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, including the right to travel as protected by the Commerce Clause and the Privileges and Immunities Clauses of Article IV and the Fourteenth Amendment. In addition to seeking compensatory and punitive damages, plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief requiring defendants to desist from and remedy these illegal race-based practices. These practices undermine faith in the criminal justice system and cause severe harm in police-community relations. The complaint alleges that the CHP and the BNE instruct officers to use minor traffic violations as an opportunity to interrogate motorists and search for drugs, even when there is no evidence that the motorist is engaged in criminal activity.