One legal doctrine that you may want to understand if you are facing criminal allegations is the fruit of the poisonous tree. This doctrine can impact how evidence is used in your case. In some cases, it can mean that evidence that otherwise would’ve been included in...

If there were no restrictions on what the police could do, they might target entire neighborhoods of people using stop-and-frisk policies or questionable traffic stops. The Fourth Amendment protects people against unreasonable searches and seizures. It therefore helps...