This story was originally published by the WND News Center.

A federal court has delivered a victory to a driver who was stopped by Louisiana police and interrogated on the roadside.

According to a report from the Institute for Justice, the decision came from federal court in the Western District of Louisiana.

That decision said the case brought against the officers and the city of Alexandria will not be dismissed at this point, allowing claims by Mario Rosales and Gracie Lasyones to move forward.

"Mario and Gracie should get to enforce their rights in court, helping protect other motorists' rights, and this ruling is an important step forward," said IJ Attorney Marie Miller. "But there is still work to be done. While Mario and Gracie have overcome one roadblock, they have to wait until later stages of the case to ultimately vindicate their rights with a final judgment. Qualified immunity is delaying justice."

The Alexandria officers are accused of an unconstitutional traffic stop and interrogation.

It happened when, several years ago, the plaintiffs were on the highway and officers pulled them over on "bogus traffic infractions to fish for drug and other crimes,"

"Mario and Gracie were questioned about not just about where they live and work, where they had been, and where they were going, but also about a litany of drugs, past interactions with police, and their feelings about the U.S. Constitution," the IJ said.

The IJ explained, "The officers and their city employer used various tactics to delay proceedings. These included securing a stay of the case based on the criminal prosecution of one of the officers, Jim Lewis, for a crime committed on the job. The court lifted the stay. But then the officers pressed qualified immunity defenses, halting progress in the case again."

Finally, the court ruled against claims of qualified immunity, so the case now can move forward.

However, the case is not yet to the point of vindicating the rights of Mario and Gracie because multiple existing issues could drag in the 5th U.S. District Court of Appeals.