Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Forced Blood Draw goes to the Supreme Court
In a case that may finally test the limits of warrantless searches and DUI,’s the United States Supreme Court recently heard argument concerning when police may force a blood draw upon suspicion of a drunk driving traffic stop.
In expressing concern across the idealogical spectrum, Justice’s from Anontin Scalia to Sonia Sotomayor questioned the necessity and intrusiveness of such a procedure without court approval. Read the article and this most interesting case here.
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