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 […]
25 Blog Posts From the ILLEGAL SEARCH Tag
Driving in America—Are We There Yet?
January 31, 2020 • 1 Comment • 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
A Car’s Black Box and a City’s ALPR Program Put to the Test in two Different Courts: NMA E-Newsletter #566
November 18, 2019 • 0 Comments • ACLU, ALPR, BLACK BOX, EDR, EVENT DATA RECORDER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLEGAL SEARCH, LICENSE PLATE, 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 […]
NMA Wrap Up of Legislative Activity, 2nd Quarter 2019: NMA E-Newsletter #547
July 8, 2019 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CELL PHONE, Civil Asset Forfeiture, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, ILLEGAL SEARCH, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, MOVE OVER LAW, racial profiling, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS, School Bus Cameras, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Technology, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP
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 […]
An Eye on Recent Motorist Rights Court Cases, Part 2: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #530
March 11, 2019 • 0 Comments • ACLU, ILLEGAL SEARCH, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, LICENSE PLATE, Motorcycle, NMA, OOIDA, racial profiling, Red-Light Cameras, RENTAL CAR, TICKET CAMERA, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
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 […]
From Canada, With Love
• March 5, 2019 • 4 Comment • DUI/DWI, Eric Peters, Fifth Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLEGAL SEARCH, SAFETY, TRAFFIC STOP
One thing inevitably follows the next — if the first thing is tolerated. When the Supreme Court, America’s unelected legislative body, created an exception (several, actually) to the Fourth Amendment’s clear and definite prohibition of searches without having first established probable cause and without a specific warrant, the Fourth Amendment became a functional nullity — […]
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