June 23, 2019 • ACLU,
CALIFORNIA,
CELL PHONE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Facial Recognition,
License Plate Readers,
MASS TRANSIT,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
OREGON,
PRIVACY,
SAFETY,
Technology GeekWire posted last month that Portland, Oregon quietly launched a controversial mobile location data project with partner Sidewalk Labs (a subsidiary of Alphabet–which is the parent company of Google). In this year-long pilot program, the city has authorized that people, who have smartphones, will be tracked without their consent or knowledge. Portland is using software […]
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 […]
April 29, 2018 • ACLU,
Automatic Traffic Enforcement,
Drone,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Facial Recognition,
ILLINOIS,
LEGISLATION,
LOS ANGELES,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
PRIVACY,
SAFETY,
Technology,
TRAFFIC STOP Traffic stops are often one of the most dangerous situations for law enforcement (not to mention for motorists as many recent events have proven). The unknown can escalate a situation beyond safe. Police departments are now turning to drones to help alleviate some of the danger involved. Under tight regulations, drones can indeed become a […]
February 18, 2018 • ACLU,
CALIFORNIA,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INDIANA,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
OHIO,
TRAFFIC STOP,
VIRGINIA Most people’s interaction with a police officer is usually during a traffic stop. The anxiety and fear that most of us feel when stopped by a police officer makes it worse when we believe we have done nothing wrong or thought we were doing the right thing. Placed in jeopardy of receiving a ticket or […]
April 2, 2017 • ACLU,
ALABAMA,
ARKANSAS,
CALIFORNIA,
COLORADO,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GEORGIA,
ILLINOIS,
KANSAS,
LOUISIANA,
MICHIGAN,
MISSISSIPPI,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
TENNESSEE,
TEXAS,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING,
VIRGINIA,
WASHINGTON Alexander City, Alabama has agreed to give $680,000 to nearly 200 people who were jailed because they were too poor to pay their court fines. The suit filed in September 2015 by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) claimed that the town ran “a modern-day debtors prison.” Indigent debtors served time in the municipal jail […]
