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What am I missing here? Isn't this common practice in parking tickets?
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"The interference in this instance is minimal," the brief states. "A discrete chalk mark on a tire that washes away does not interfere with an individual's liberty...The chalk mark is harmless, is temporary, and is unobtrusive."
Attorney Philip Ellison argued on Thursday on behalf of Taylor, and told the three-judge panel the "dreaded chalk mark" used by Saginaw officials is unconstitutional.
"Not only does it offend us when we get that parking ticket," he said, "but it offends the Fourth Amendment.""
'Offended' by a parking ticket? How is marking a tire any different than placing a ticket under the wiper blade?
Michigan city defends tire-chalking policy at Sixth Circuit
The federal appeals court heard debate for the second time over whether chalking the tires of a parked car is an unconstitutional search under the Fourth Amendment.
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"The interference in this instance is minimal," the brief states. "A discrete chalk mark on a tire that washes away does not interfere with an individual's liberty...The chalk mark is harmless, is temporary, and is unobtrusive."
Attorney Philip Ellison argued on Thursday on behalf of Taylor, and told the three-judge panel the "dreaded chalk mark" used by Saginaw officials is unconstitutional.
"Not only does it offend us when we get that parking ticket," he said, "but it offends the Fourth Amendment.""
'Offended' by a parking ticket? How is marking a tire any different than placing a ticket under the wiper blade?