Whren v. U.S., No. 95-5841 (U.S. Supreme Court) (517 U.S. 806; 116 S.Ct. 1769) (June 10, 1996) (Justice Scalia)
Case essentially upheld the validity of a pretextual traffic stop based on an infraction of some minor traffic offense even when the main goal is to search for contraband when there is no probable cause.
In this case, the defendants argued that the stop of their vehicle by police officers ...
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