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April 23, 2019 04:23 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/mZjD7fYJHE4/tire-chalking-by-parking-enfor.html
Tire chalking by parking enforcement is unconstitutional, rules federal court
Parking enforcement officers who mark car tires with chalk are guilty of violating the 4th Amendment, according to a new ruling by a federal appeals court. The three-judge panel likened the practice to that of police attaching a GPS device to a car without the driver's consent.
Orin Kerr, a law professor at the University of Southern California, offered his thoughts about the ruling on Twitter:
Thread by @OrinKerr: "Fascinating CA6 opinion today holding that chalking a tire for parking enforcement -- to see if the car had been there a while in violation []" #NOriginal Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/mZjD7fYJHE4/tire-chalking-by-parking-enfor.html
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