In a surprising ruling from a conservative-dominated Supreme Court, the lived experiences of Black men just received formal legal recognition. The Supreme Court declined to block a D.C. Court of Appeals ruling that acknowledges Black men may "reasonably" believe they are not free to walk away from police stops based on their lived experiences with law enforcement. That belief can now factor into their constitutional rights in those encounters. The case involved Donte J. Carter, who was stopped, questioned, and searched by Washington D.C. police in 2020. His lawyers argued that as a Black man, he reasonably felt he had no choice but to comply, making the encounter a constitutional "seizure" that required stronger legal justification. In plain terms: a court of law has acknowledged that being Black changes what is "reasonable" to expect in a police stop. And the Supreme Court let that stand. Justices Alito and Thomas dissented. The other seven let it stand. It remains to be seen whe...