Assuming the weather complies, thousands of Minnesotans will be hauling their Alumacraft or pontoon boat to their favorite lake over Memorial Day weekend. Jet skis, water-skiers, and fishermen will soon occupy the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and the increased presence on the lakes means everyone should take extra precautions to remain safe this holiday weekend. […]
McNeely DWI part 2 – Constitutional Rights
The best place to start our discussion of the issues surrounding this whole McNeely frenzy is identifying the fundamental constitutional protections that all of us enjoy, as enshrined in the Bill of Rights, and how these rights are implicated by a DWI arrest. Which of these rights are implicated throughout a DWI arrest, and how […]
Feds Want Legal BAC Limit Reduced to .05 Nationwide
On Tuesday, federal accident investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board recommended reducing the nationwide legal BAC limit from .08 to .05 in an effort to reduce drunken driving fatalities. The proposal was one of nearly 20 recommendations the NTSB offered in hopes of cutting down on drunken driving fatalities, which account for roughly 10,000 […]
U.S. Supreme Court calls Minnesota’s DWI Laws into Question
On April 17th, 2013, the United States Supreme Court delivered an opinion, Missouri v. McNeely, which called into question nearly every aspect of Minnesota’s DWI law. Not only does the ruling in McNeely raise doubts about the constitutionality of our DWI law in its entirety, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor explicitly overturned what has become […]
Would Cameras Deter Bus Stop-Arm Violations?
When people began running red lights, city officials installed red light cameras to catch suspects and issue tickets without being on scene. Could a similar system soon be in place to prevent bus-arm violations in Minnesota? While such measures have yet to be seriously considered in the state, bus cameras are becoming more popular across […]
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