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 ...

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San Francisco has seen a measurable reduction in racially biased traffic stops since the implementation of a policy ...

The Shelby Township Police Department will not stop requiring its probationary police officers to make an average of four traffic stops and attempt to make one arrest each 12-hour shift after the ACLU ...

Traffic stops are among the most common points of contact between the public and law enforcement, yet the rules that govern them are often poorly understood. One of the most contested moments comes ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Local officials first raised the prospect of replacing traffic cops with unarmed civilians in 2020. An initiative ...

Several Michigan jurisdictions, including Washtenaw County and Ann Arbor, have already implemented similar policies to reduce racial profiling. Law enforcement groups have expressed concerns, arguing ...