By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Motorist advocates have many choices to make when it comes to fighting for rights. Trends change and either becomes complicated or simplified just because an elected official says “Enough!” Case in point: Texas Governor Greg Abbott vowed when he was running for governor in 2018 that he would like […]
4 Blog Posts From the BLOOD WITHDRAWAL Tag
Driving in America—Are We There Yet?
January 31, 2020
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ALPR, Automated Traffic Enforcement, BLOOD WITHDRAWAL, Breathalyzers, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Corruption, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, FHWA, FOURTH AMENDMENT, Fuel, ILLEGAL SEARCH, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, NMA, OOIDA, Parking, parking tickets, Predatory Towing, racial profiling, Red-Light Cameras, Road Diets, Road Rage, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, TOWING, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
Motorists in Court—Latest Court Case Updates from Around the Country: NMA E-Newsletter #544
June 17, 2019
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BLOOD WITHDRAWAL, DUI/DWI, FOURTH AMENDMENT, LEGISLATION, Policing for Profit, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TOLL, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
This time of year, many state legislatures have wrapped up their yearly bills, but courts never stop. Here are just some of the cases we have been tracking. The Colorado Supreme Court recently declared that an alert by a drug-sniffing police dog to detect marijuana and other drugs no longer provides probable cause for a […]
An Eye on Recent Motorist Rights Court Cases, Part 1: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #529
March 4, 2019
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BLOOD WITHDRAWAL, CAF, CHECKPOINT, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, DUE PROCESS, Fourteenth Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, Implied Consent, NMA, traffic stops
Motorist rights cases have made news and even history recently. There have been so many as of late, we are dedicating two separate newsletters to provide some insight on the legal rulings that are affecting drivers around the country. This week’s newsletter focuses on recent rulings and pending US Supreme Court and federal court cases. […]
Police in Two States use Hospitals to take Motorists’ Blood without a warrant: NMA Newsletter #466
December 18, 2017
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BAC, BLOOD WITHDRAWAL, DUI/DWI, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLINOIS, OHIO, OREGON, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH
By guest writer Joe Cadillic, from the MassPrivatal Blog Police state America has found a disturbing new way to forcibly take motorists blood without a warrant. Law enforcement is using private hospitals to do their dirty work. Earlier this year, I reported that police in Oregon were forcing hospitals to take motorists blood without a warrant. I […]
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