The story behind the lawsuit that eventually went before the U.S. Supreme Court began when police pulled a driver over for apparently driving erratically. When asked about his driving, the man said he had hit a pothole, and it jerked the vehicle over, so he had been righting the trajectory of the car.<\/p>\n
The officer asked the driver for his documentation \u2014 driver\u2019s license, insurance, registration \u2014 and then asked the driver to come back to the cruiser with him. The driver declined. The officer questioned the passenger, called for backup, finished issuing tickets and asked the driver if he would submit to a dog sniff. <\/p>\n
The driver and other car occupants objected. The dog later found methamphetamine. The Supreme Court indicated that keeping the vehicle beyond the time needed to wrap up the traffic matter constituted an unlawful seizure. <\/p>\n
In Rodriguez v. United States, (No. 13-9972), the U.S. Supreme Court Justices (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The story behind the lawsuit that eventually went before the U.S. Supreme Court began when police pulled a driver over for apparently driving erratically. When asked about his driving, the man said he had hit a pothole, and it jerked…<\/span><\/p>\n