May 21, 2012

Kansas Moves To Punish Refusing to Incriminate Yourself in DUI Cases

I’ve posted long and hard over the years about the inaccuracy and unreliability of breathalyzers.

Driving Under the Influence of…Food

I’ve written in the past about the focus on the relative dangers of impaired driving due to alcohol versus impairment from drowsiness, texting or talking on a cell phone.

Colorado Senate Votes to Criminalize Marijuana Levels in Drivers

Over past years, Mothers Against Drunk Driving has been successful in getting legislation passed across the country criminalizing the presence of a largely arbitrary level of alcohol in a driver’s blood.

A Fading Constitution

As I’ve mentioned in past posts, the U.S. Supreme Court years ago reversed a Michigan State Supreme Court decision and held that DUI roadblocks (aka "checkpoints") are not violations of the Constitution.

The Scarlet Letter Again…

In the opening of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel

State Supreme Court: No Forced Blood Draws

I’ve written in the past about the increasingly common practice of cops to pin DUI suspects down and forcefully withdraw blood from them.

Super PACs Now Buying Judges, Too

We all know the impact the Super PACs are having on who will be representing us in our state and national governments.

Obama’s Uncle Gets the Royal Treatment

And I thought only cops and judges got special handling when they drive drunk….


On the Road Again: Obama’s ‘Drunk Driving’ and Illegal Immigrant Uncle Allowed to Drive Again After Hardship License is Approved

Court to Cops: Stop Destroying the Blood Samples

I’ve written in the past about how cops have a disturbing tendency to destroy or "lose" critical evidence in drunk driving cases.

Identifying and Proving DUI Marijuana (“Stoned Driving”)