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 ...

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

In March, police in Phoenix stopped a man for a minor traffic violation. He now faces deportation as a result of the stop, the head of an advocacy organization told the Phoenix New Times. Phoenix’s ...

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 ...

The partnership with the Hoschton Police Department is the second incident uncovered by the AJC of ICE working closely with ...

If you’re arrested in America for a minor charge — say, for speeding or loitering — the punishment from the legal system might end up being the least of your worries. You might wake up a few months ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As shootings and murders spike one major component of Chicago police crime fighting is way down. The number of street stops by officers has plunged 80 percent this year. For decades ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The police chief of Nebraska’s largest city acknowledged Friday that police nationwide are more likely to pull Black people out of their cars at gunpoint than other racial groups as ...