§ Search & Seizure ▸ Traffic Stops
Traffic Stops
A traffic stop is a seizure, and it lasts only as long as the mission that justified it. These cases set the clock and the limits.
Cases
- Amir M. Meshal v. Commissioner, Georgia Department of Public Safety, 117 F.4th 1273 (2024)
- Barberton v. Jenney, 123 Ohio St. 3d 1406 (2009)
- Brandon Christopher Serini v. The State of Wyoming, 2025 WY 40 (2025)
- Brendlin v. California, 551 U.S. 249 (2007)
- Caron Nazario v. Joe Gutierrez, 103 F.4th 213 (2024)
- Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon, 602 U.S. 556 (2024)
- Christopher Coy Gamble v. State of Arkansas, 2026 Ark. 44 (2026)
- City of Indianapolis v. Edmond, 531 U.S. 32 (2000)
- City of Overland Park v. LaGuardia
- Commonwealth v. Arias
- Commonwealth v. Knight-Walker
- Delaware v. Prouse, 440 U.S. 648 (1979)
- Eric Andre v. Clayton County, Georgia
- Gabaldon v. New Mexico State Police, 139 F.4th 1207 (2025)
- Heien v. North Carolina, No. 13-604 (2014)
- Illinois v. Lidster, 540 U.S. 419 (2004)
- Isaiah Taylor v. Justin Schwarzhuber, 132 F.4th 480 (2025)
- Kansas v. Glover, No. 18-556 (2020)
- Maryland v. Wilson, 519 U.S. 408 (1997)
- Matthew Howell v. Justin McCormick
- Merrett v. Moore, 77 F.3d 1304 (1996)
- Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz, 496 U.S. 444 (1990)
- Oyoma Asinor v. DC, 111 F.4th 1249 (2024)
- Pennsylvania v. Mimms, 434 U.S. 106 (1977)
- People of Michigan v. Jeffery Scott Armstrong
- People v. Clark, 2024 IL 127838 (2024)
- Prado Navarette v. California, No. 12-9490 (2014)
- Rae Young Chung v. State of Mississippi, ex rel. Brandon Police Department
- SCS Carbon Transport v. Malloy, et al., 2024 ND 109 (2024)
- SCS Carbon Transport v. Waloch (cons. w/20230149, 162-174 & 20230176), 2024 ND 109 (2024)
- State of Florida v. Joshua Lyle Creller
- State of Iowa v. Kyra Rose Bauler
- State of Maine v. Derric McLain, 2025 ME 87 (2025)
- State of Maine v. Joshua Martin, 2026 ME 24 (2026)
- State of Maine v. Kyle M. Fitzgerald, 2025 ME 65 (2025)
- State of Missouri v. Chad Thomas
- State of New Jersey v Dominick Dantonio, 18 N.J. 570 (1955) 115 A.2d 35
- State of New York v. Perlman, 2025 NY Slip Op 01811 (1977)
- State of Wisconsin v. Hanson, 140 S. Ct. 407 (1978)
- State v. Cooper, 2026 ND 68 (2026)
- State v. D. Summers, 2025 MT 109 (2025)
- State v. Dunlap, 2024 Ohio 4821 (2024)
- State v. Hawley, 2026 S.D. 37 (2026)
- State v. Holy, 2025 S.D. 19 (2025)
- State v. Mathis, 2026 Ohio 2269 (2026)
- State v. Michael Gene Wiskowski, 2024 WI 23 (2024)
- State v. Newsom, 905 S.E.2d 618 (2024)
- State v. Sargent, 2024 ND 121 (2024)
- State v. Sherwood
- State v. Wilson
- The People of the State of Colorado v. Oscar Jonas Ganaway., 2025 CO 25 (2025)
- United States v Sanchez, 700 F. App'x 568 (2017)
- United States v. $1,106,775 in US Currency, 131 F.4th 710 (2025)
- United States v. Alex Johnson
- United States v. Andre Whitlow, 134 F.4th 914 (2025)
- United States v. Angelica Agena, 138 F.4th 1063 (2025)
- United States v. Ausencio Martinez
- United States v. Billy Puckett, 139 F.4th 730 (2025)
- United States v. Charles Hamber, 127 F.4th 1083 (2025)
- United States v. Davalos
- United States v. Deangelo Banks
- United States v. Edward Magruder, 126 F.4th 671 (2025)
- United States v. Emiliano Munoz
- United States v. Euclide Aquino Urraca, 123 F.4th 834 (2024)
- United States v. Green
- United States v. Jermaine Carson, Jr.
- United States v. Jose Hernandez-Garcia
- United States v. Jose Ordonez-Zometa, 141 F.4th 531 (2025)
- United States v. Jose Ortega-Ayala
- United States v. Jtton Edward Watson, 142 F.4th 872 (2025)
- United States v. Keith Moore
- United States v. Kujali Strawther
- United States v. Marquise Figures, 138 F.4th 438 (2025)
- United States v. Martin Devalois, 128 F.4th 894 (2025)
- United States v. Marwan Hamdan
- United States v. Nathaniel Taylor, 121 F.4th 590 (2024)
- United States v. Pavao, 134 F.4th 649 (2025)
- United States v. Raphael Ross
- United States v. Refugio Avila, 106 F.4th 684 (2024)
- United States v. Reginald Austin, 104 F.4th 695 (2024)
- United States v. Robert Hamilton, 131 F.4th 1087 (2025)
- United States v. Ronnard Williams
- United States v. Samuel Joseph, 138 F.4th 797 (2025)
- United States v. Seth Hoover
- United States v. Shue Moua
- United States v. Steinman
- United States v. Terrence Jordan, 100 F.4th 714 (2024)
- United States v. Tevin Thin Elk, Sr.
- United States v. Trestyn, 646 F.3d 732 (2011)
- United States v. Ulibarri
- United States v. Van Syckle, 957 F. Supp. 844 (1997)
- United States v. Vick
- United States v. Victor Ramirez, 98 F.4th 1141 (2024)
- United States v. Yu
- US v. Barnes, 166 F.3d 346 (1998)
- US v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873 (1975)
- US v. Burgess, No. 13-3571 (2014)
- US v. Cheeks, No. 18-14796 (2019)
- US v. Cooley, 554 U.S. 316 (2021)
- US v. Hunnicutt, 135 F.3d 1345 (1998)
- US v. Kitchell, 653 F.3d 1206 (2011)
- US v. Legge
- US v. Miranda-Sotolongo, No. 13-10107-001 (2016)
- US v. Morgan, No. 16-5015 (2017)
- US v. Neff, 681 F.3d 1134 (2012)
- US v. Pena Montes, 589 F.3d 1048 (2009)
- US v. Rickmon, No. 19-2054 (2020)
- US v. Sowards, 690 F.3d 583 (2012)
- US v. Suitt, No. 08-2688 (2009)
- US v. Uribe, No. 11-3590 (2013)
- US v. Williams, 203 F. App'x 782 (2005)
- Whren v. U.S., 517 U.S. 806 (1996)