Article by:
Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Chalk one up for the little guy.
A Michigan appeals court has ruled that a local woman’s constitutional rights were violated when a parking enforcement cop dabbed chalk marks on the tire of her car.
The 6th US District Court of Appeals ruled that Alison Taylor’s Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search were trounced when the cop in the city of Saginaw marked her tire — a tactic used by parking enforcement officers to determine how long someone has been parked in a limited-time spot. Read the full article here
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