26 Alerts From the ILLEGAL SEARCH Tag

What about Police Traffic Stop Reform Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #603

August 2, 2020 • civil asset forfeiture, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform, DRIVER EDUCATION, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLEGAL SEARCH, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, RACIAL PROFILING, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Safety, SPEED TRAP, TICKET FINES, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets

2020 has undoubtedly been a tough year for all of us. The COVID-19 crisis has changed many aspects of our lives, and so have the protests around the world in the wake of George Floyd’s death. At first, the protests were against police brutality, and now they have turned into calls for police reform. Much […]

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A Car’s Black Box and a City’s ALPR Program Put to the Test in two Different Courts: NMA E-Newsletter #566

November 17, 2019 • ACLU, ALPR, BLACK BOX, EDR, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, EVENT DATA RECORDER, FLORIDA, FOURTH AMENDMENT, GEORGIA, ILLEGAL SEARCH, LICENSE PLATE, NEWSLETTER, NMA, PRIVACY

Two motorists recently won Fourth Amendment decisions. Both cases will likely be appealed, and will have major privacy rights implications for how and where we drive our vehicles. ALPRs in Florida Raul Mas Canosa was mad and decided he wasn’t going to take it anymore. The city where he lives, Coral Gables, Florida, tracked his […]

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NMA Wrap Up of Legislative Activity, 2nd Quarter 2019: NMA E-Newsletter #547

July 7, 2019 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CELL PHONE, civil asset forfeiture, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, IDAHO, ILLEGAL SEARCH, INDIANA, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, MARYLAND, MISSOURI, MONTANA, MOVE OVER LAW, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW MEXICO, NEWSLETTER, NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, RACIAL PROFILING, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, Technology, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC STOP, UTAH, VIRGINIA

April, May, and June were busy months in state legislatures where many of the bills affecting motorists that were introduced in the first quarter, or carried forward from last year, were resolved. The results were a mixed bag, but the biggest victory was a special one: Governor Greg Abbott of Texas signed into law House […]

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An Eye on Recent Motorist Rights Court Cases, Part 2: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #530

March 10, 2019 • ACLU, CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLEGAL SEARCH, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, INSURANCE, Insurance Company, IOWA, LICENSE PLATE, MINNESOTA, Motorcycle, NEW JERSEY, NEWSLETTER, NMA, OHIO, OOIDA, PENNSYLVANIA, RACIAL PROFILING, RED LIGHT CAMERA, RENTAL CAR, TEXAS, TICKET CAMERA, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, VERMONT

Many motorist rights court cases have made news in the past three months. Last week, we presented the first part of this update that focused on federal court decisions, and a few from the US Supreme Court. This week, we are diving into key motorist-related cases in state supreme or appellate courts. Our hope is […]

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The Court Stands Up For Motorists: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #488

May 20, 2018 • Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLEGAL SEARCH, NEWSLETTER, NMA, PRIVACY, RENTAL CAR

“Few protections are as essential to individual liberty as the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. The Framers made that right explicit in the Bill of Rights following their experience with the indignities and invasions of privacy wrought by ‘general warrants and warrantless searches that had so alienated the colonists and had […]

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