Rodriguez v. United States
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Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348, was a United States Supreme Court case which analyzed whether police officers may extend the length of a traffic stop to conduct a search with a trained detec
Dennys Rodriguez was arrested on a highway near Waterloo, Nebraska (pictured).
In her majority opinion, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (pictured) held that "a dog sniff is not fairly characterized as part of the officer’s traffic mission".
Ferguson unrest
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The Ferguson unrest was a series of protests and riots which began in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 10, 2014, the day after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by FPD officer Darren Wilson. The unrest
Rodriguez v. United States
…was independently justified by reasonable suspicion. Some analysts have suggested that the Court's decision to limit police authority was influenced by ongoing protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Criminal detentions generally require probable cause that the suspect is engaged in criminal activity, but an officer may conduct a traffic stop if…
A police marksman posted atop armored vehicle
United States Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) talking to protesters in Ferguson
Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ronald S. Johnson was asked to take over law enforcement jurisdiction at Ferguson
Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson at the August 14, 2014 news conference