By Texas Member, Ted Levitt On June 23, 2022 the US Supreme Court ruled in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen that New York’s law requiring citizens to show a “Special need” to obtain a gun carry permit/license violated the Second Amendment. Writing for the majority, Justice Clarence Thomas said, “We […]
96 Alerts From the PRIVACY Tag
Guns in Motor Vehicles–What Are Your Rights?: NMA Newsletter #726
December 11, 2022 • Concealed Carry, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, First Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Second Amendment
A Response to “The Automobile Won”: NMA E-Newsletter #706
July 24, 2022 • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Electric Vehicle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, HIGH OCCUPANCY, Highway Trust Fund, Induced Demand, MASS TRANSIT, mileage-based user fee, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, speed limits, TOLL, tolls, TRAFFIC CONGESTION
by Sherman Johnson, NMA Maryland Member Editor’s Note: NMA e-newsletters and blog posts that stir debate serve the valuable purpose of creating conversation that often leads to a better understanding of the issues at hand. Sherman Johnson’s response to The Automobile Won (Part 1, NMA E-Newsletter #702, and Part 2, #703) follows. The NMA’s stance […]
Want to check out my Car’s Infotainment System? Get a Warrant!: NMA E-Newsletter #681
January 30, 2022 • AUTO INDUSTRY, Biometrics, CELL PHONE, Connected Vehicles, EDR, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLEGAL SEARCH, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Search Warrant, Technology
Many of us find using a cell phone convenient for communicating and learning. Now, connecting a smartphone to a vehicle extends the utility of that little pocket computer. Vehicles have become smartphones on wheels. A car’s infotainment system records and stores call logs, contact lists, GPS information, emails, photos, text messages, social media feeds, videos, […]
Infrastructure Urgency, Part 3: NMA E-Newsletter #662
September 19, 2021 • Congestion Pricing, Electric Vehicle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, GPS, GPS TRACKING, infrastructure, Infrastructure Funding, LEGISLATION, Motorcycle, NEWSLETTER, NMA, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Road User Charge, TOLLING, tolls, VMT, VMT Tax, WHEEL TAX
Layered levels of taxation are nothing new to motorists. The gas tax, road tolls, congestion pricing, registration fees, and even wheel taxes are commonplace. Congress is looking at us hungrily again as being ripe for the picking as it debates the final details of desperately needed transportation infrastructure funding. The idea is not new. In […]
Fourth Amendment Wins in the Baltimore Plane Surveillance Case: NMA E-Newsletter #654
July 25, 2021 • ACLU, Aerial surveillance, ALPR, CELL PHONE, Drone, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, First Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLEGAL SEARCH, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Search Warrant, Technology
“Allowing the police to wield this power unchecked is anathema to the values enshrined in our Fourth Amendment,” wrote Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals Chief Judge Roger Gregory in late June. The case, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle v. Baltimore Police Department, involved the use of aerial surveillance that continuously tracked and monitored the […]
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