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| Subject: The Vampire State: Supreme Court to address forced blood testing for drunk driving Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:23 pm | |
| The Supreme Court will soon consider whether police must get a warrant before forcing a suspected drunken driver to submit to a blood test, a case that could set a new legal standard for motorists' privacy.
By agreeing on Tuesday to hear the case along with six others, the court has agreed to review close to 40 cases for the nine-month term that begins on Monday.
It will add others in months to come and typically hears 70 to 75 cases a year. Decisions are expected by the end of June.
In the blood-test case, police in the state of Missouri argued they should not have to wait for approval to draw blood given how quickly alcohol dissipates in the bloodstream.
The state's highest court rejected that argument in a January 17 decision, saying the test violated the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
According to the FBI, about 1.41 million people were arrested in the United States in 2010 for driving under the influence.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/25/us-usa-court-idUSBRE88O19U20120925 |
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