During a traffic stop, the balance of power tilts sharply toward the officer, but that power is not unlimited. Courts and ...

Traffic stops are one of the most common ways people come face to face with the criminal justice system, and what you say in ...

Police officers also have another tool to keep a traffic stop safe. They may conduct a limited pat-down of a driver or passenger to check for weapons. As the ACLU explains, “You do not have to consent ...

In Pennsylvania v. Mimms, the Supreme Court ruled that during a lawful traffic stop, police may order drivers or passengers out of a vehicle without violating their rights. Officers may also order ...

A cellphone video shows a Jacksonville sheriff's officer punching a Black man in the face during a traffic stop in February Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said the State Attorney's Office had ...

The Fourth Amendment protects us from being stopped, searched, or detained by police without good reason. But over the years, courts have dramatically weakened those protections when it comes to cars ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team has an update to legal challenges against a Chicago police tactic involving traffic stops-turned-searches. Critics call it "the new stop and frisk" while police ...