Supreme Court: Cops Can’t Violate 4th Amendment by Prolonging Traffic Stops to Wait for Drug Dogs

Supreme Court: Cops Can’t Violate 4th Amendment by Prolonging Traffic Stops to Wait for Drug Dogs:

SCOTUS Ruled Tuesday that police cannot detain you while officers probe for evidence of crimes unrelated to the offense that prompted the initial stop.

“We can’t keep bending the Fourth Amendment to the resources of law enforcement, particularly when this stop is not incidental to the purpose of the stop. It’s purely to help the police get more criminals, yes. But then the Fourth Amendment becomes a useless piece of paper.” -Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Pardon me. Always a little flabbergast when the Supreme Court makes a good decision.