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5/28/2019 Texas Court: Tossing A Cigarette From Car Is IllegalTexas Court of Appeals not impressed by argument that tossing a cigarette out a car window is not littering if no fire is started. The Texas Court of Appeals does not want smokers tossing lit cigarettes out car windows. In a ruling Thursday, a three-judge panel overturned a county judge's interpretation of the littering statute that held tossing a lit cigarette could only be a crime if it happened to start a fire.
The distinction was relevant to Michael Lance Wood, who was stopped on February 4, 2018, in Salado. Officer Matthew Hicks suspected Wood might be tipsy based on his driving, and as soon as the officer saw a lit ... | |||
5/27/2019 France, Germany: Speed Limits Rise, Cameras BurnFrance retreats on lowered speed limits. Photo radar units were smashed and burned in France and Germany last week. | |||
5/24/2019 Innocent Driver Challenges Chicago, Illinois Car ConfiscationInstitute for Justice files class action lawsuit to shut down Chicago, Illinois car seizure program. | |||
5/23/2019 Seven Years In Prison For School Bus Camera CEOCreator of the school bus camera company fined $125 million and sentenced to seven years in prison. | |||
5/22/2019 California Judge Denied Due Process In Photo Ticket CaseCalifornia Commission on Judicial Performance censures sitting judge refusing to self-incriminate in red light camera case. |
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