June 19, 2022 • CAF,
CHECKPOINT,
CIVIL,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INDIANA,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
Traffic stops Initially created to take down drug lords, civil asset forfeiture has morphed into an excuse by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to confiscate cash and other property regardless of whether a person is charged with a crime. The Indiana Supreme Court recently ruled that the government must prove it is ‘entitled’ to keep […]
May 31, 2020 • CHECKPOINT,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
REVENUE GENERATION,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET QUOTA,
TICKET REVENUE,
Traffic stops,
Traffic Tickets There are many forms of legitimized stealing. The government has perfected a near-perfect version, with motorists too often serving as easy prey. The NMA’s legislative focus in Washington, even when lawmakers are advancing little during these pandemic times, continues to be two areas of policing-for-profit that desperately need reform. One practice ─ as if it […]
March 3, 2019 • ARIZONA,
ARKANSAS,
BLOOD WITHDRAWAL,
CAF,
CHECKPOINT,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fourteenth Amendment,
FOURTH AMENDMENT,
GEORGIA,
Implied Consent,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
TEXAS,
TRAFFIC STOP 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. […]
By guest writer William Rayburn, NMA Washington State Member As an NMA member I truly enjoy reading the NMA e-newsletter. Today I thought to myself I could contribute something that I have had the displeasure witnessing first-hand and something quite relevant to the subject matter for which the NMA is founded. I’m talking about DHS […]
Earlier this month, the National Safety Council and the Traffic Injury Research Foundation outlined additional guidelines to the already implemented Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Program that has already been implemented in many states. This newest set of guidelines seem more like punishment than an actual gateway to adulthood. For example, all new drivers 21 and […]
