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Ohio’s top court just ruled that a traffic stop is legal as long as there’s a valid reason for it—like illegal window tint—even if the officer also had unrelated suspicions, like a connection to a robbery. In this case, officers pulled over a van for tint violations, then discovered marijuana and a gun during the stop. Lower courts had tossed the evidence, saying the real reason for the stop was the robbery theory. But the Supreme Court sided with the officers, declaring that the Fourth Amendment only cares about the objective justification for the stop, not the officer’s hidden motives. The case is now back in court to determine next steps—reminding everyone that the law judges actions, not intentions.

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