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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 12:55 PM Jun 2016

Justices: Warrant Needed For Blood-Alcohol, Not Breath Tests

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday placed new limits on state laws that make it a crime for motorists suspected of drunken driving to refuse alcohol tests.

The justices ruled that police must obtain a search warrant before requiring drivers to take blood alcohol tests, but not breath tests, which the court considers less intrusive.

The ruling came in three cases in which drivers challenged so-called implied consent laws in Minnesota and North Dakota as violating the Constitution's ban on unreasonable searches and seizures. State supreme courts had upheld the laws.

While drivers in all 50 states can have their licenses revoked for refusing drunken driving tests, the high court's ruling affects laws in 11 states that go farther in imposing criminal penalties for such refusals.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/in-minn-drunk-driving-case-supreme-court-rules-search-warrant-needed/384122711/

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Justices: Warrant Needed For Blood-Alcohol, Not Breath Tests (Original Post) Purveyor Jun 2016 OP
Court making some good decisions... snooper2 Jun 2016 #1
Thomas was the only one who dissented Major Nikon Jun 2016 #2
Good ruling bluestateguy Jun 2016 #3

Major Nikon

(36,814 posts)
2. Thomas was the only one who dissented
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 01:16 PM
Jun 2016

So even if the piece of shit had lived, his concurrence with the other piece of shit wouldn't have mattered in this case.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
3. Good ruling
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 04:24 PM
Jun 2016

Its one thing to confiscate a dl for not taking the test, but quite another to arrest someone.

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