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You can be charged with a crime in New York if you drive a vehicle while knowing that you have a suspended license. Depending on the particulars of your case, you could be charged with a misdemeanor or a felony. Further, the...

In some circumstances, you can be charged with a crime in New York if your dog bites someone. Typically, cases involving dog bites are civil, not criminal, proceedings, which means that a victim sues the dog owner in civil...

The police cannot stop you without having sufficient reason to do so. Under the United States Constitution (as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court), the police must have at least reasonable suspicion to believe an...

The police are legally allowed to take your DNA, but they will need to obtain a court order to force you to provide it. The police obtain DNA from a person primarily through two methods: when they collect an “abandoned”...

Over the last decade, our cell phones have become completely intertwined with our lives. Our phones contain incredible amounts of personal data, such as our communications with others, our calendars, our internet searches,...