What you need to know: While the outcome is not always optimal, the intent is often to manage queues, prevent spillbacks, and ...

During a traffic stop, the balance of power tilts sharply toward the officer, but that power is not unlimited. Courts and state laws set clear boundaries on when police can pull you over, what they ...

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 ...