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Manufacturing Suspicion: The Traffic Stop of Kareem Spaulding

In Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806 (1996), the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the issue of pretextual traffic stops. On the evening of June…

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Orlando Attorney Refuses Police Request to Search Car

“No” means “no.” Right? Nope. Did you know there’s a caveat? “Unless you really want to search some guy’s car. In which case, ask them…

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“Call Granny, bro! I’m going away for life!”

Regular viewers might remember Brent Gaines, the Universal Studios employee with no driver’s license who was arrested while driving his brother’s car back in 2018….

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“That’s not weed shake. That’s asphalt!”

ORLANDO, FL — Orlando Police Department’s Tactical Anti-Crime Unit (“TAC”) was a street-level initiative that nominally focused on violent crime as well as crime trends…

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