Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police can not extend a citizen’s detention, during a traffic stop, to look for incriminating evidence unrelated to the initial stop. This ruling came about as a result of the final decision in the Rodriguez vs. U.S. case, in which the Supreme Court voted 6-3 in favor of Rodriguez. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg said, “A traffic stop becomes unlawful if prolonged beyond the time in fact needed to complete all traffic-based inquiries.”