Traffic stops are one of the most common ways people encounter law enforcement, yet they are also among the most legally ...

By the time you see flashing lights in your rearview mirror, the most important decisions about your traffic stop have usually already been made. Long before you pull onto the shoulder, an officer has ...

Officers face increased risk during nighttime traffic stops because of limited visibility, delayed night vision adjustment and reduced driver awareness. Safety measures include choosing well-lit stop ...

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 ...

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s office will no longer prosecute most felony cases arising from low-level traffic stops, arguing that law enforcement in the state’s most populous county has ...

Houston Police Department chief Noe Diaz on Wednesday rescinded a directive requiring patrol officers to make at least one traffic stop per shift. The move came before the start of a city council ...