The mood shifts when the officer asks a pointed question about the driver’s recent movements, a query that seems routine but ...

Traffic stops are one of the most common ways people encounter law enforcement, yet they are also among the most legally confusing. What you say, what you refuse to say, and how you say it can shape ...

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 ...