Santa Barbara Homeless
Homeless people in the California beach town of Santa Barbara say the city is targeting them by prohibiting RV parking on streets and impounding their vehicle-homes when they can’t pay the $48 tickets.
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EU Court Says Airlines Must Include Extra Fees in Ticket Prices
Airlines must be more transparent in pricing by including additional fees in ticket prices on their websites, the European Union’s highest court ruled Thursday.
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Tennessee Defends License Suspensions at Sixth Circuit
Tennessee argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday to overturn an injunction requiring the state to give people indigency hearings before it can suspend their driver’s license for nonpayment of a traffic debt.
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A federal class actions claims New Orleans blew off a court order, upheld on appeal, to return $25.6 million in fines from its Automated Traffic Enforcement System.
Read moreEU High Court Drives Into Spat Over Dutch Speeding Ticket
A Polish man learned a valuable lesson at the European Court of Justice on Thursday: When you sell your car, call the DMV and remove your name from the registration before you turn over the keys.
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A federal judge affirmed an order in a consolidated case that New Orleans must refund to drivers all the Automated Traffic Enforcement System tickets issued from Jan. 1, 2008, through Nov. 3, 2010.
Read moreTribe Can’t Sue for Members Who Claim Racial Profiling in Traffic Tickets
Individual members of a Southern California tribe – not the tribe itself – can sue San Bernardino County over traffic tickets handed on the reservation, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Monday.
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A federal judge denied New York police officers a retrial of the excessive-force lawsuit they lost after arresting a doctor over a parking ticket, because they fabricated evidence; the doctor may accept $200,000 in damages or ask for a retrial on damages only.
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A California appeals court affirmed that Uber must comply with San Francisco’s administrative subpoenas for data and records provided to the California Public Utility Commission, as the city and county have broad authority to investigate entities they suspect of violating the law, and had reasonable suspicion that “transportation networking companies” were responsible for most of the city’s moving violations.
Read moreDrivers’ Fight of Red-Light Cameras Likely Headed Into Skid
An 11th Circuit panel appeared highly unsympathetic Tuesday to Alabama drivers who argue a city ordinance unlawfully imposes fines on motorists caught by automated red-light cameras without giving them the right to confront their accuser.
Read moreChicago Drivers Challenge Duplicate Vehicle Tickets
A class action filed Thursday accuses Chicago of refusing to repay residents money it collected from illegally issued duplicate vehicle-related tickets.
Read moreArrest Over Police-Trap Warning Spurs Federal Suit
A Connecticut man who warned motorists about “cops ahead” with a hand-drawn sign brought a federal complaint Monday to protest his arrest.
Read moreLA County Court to Look at Ability to Pay in Deal Over Traffic Fines
The Los Angeles County Superior Court will consider a person’s ability to pay hefty traffic fines before sending the matter to the Department of Motor Vehicles for license suspension under the terms of a settlement announced Monday.
Read more‘Chalking’ of Parked Cars Debated in Sixth Circuit
A Michigan city’s practice of “chalking” car tires to enforce parking regulations was challenged in the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday, after a resident claimed the system is a violation of her Fourth Amendment rights akin to GPS monitoring.
Read moreDebtor’s Prison Case Makes Waves at 8th Circuit
The city of Ferguson, Missouri, fought at the Eighth Circuit on Friday to toss claims that it runs a debtor’s prison for people too poor to pay traffic tickets.
Read moreTicket Reseller Sues Sheeran Promoter in Germany for Fraud
International ticket reseller Viagogo says it’s suing superstar Ed Sheeran’s promoter for fraud on allegations the company confiscated genuine tickets from concert-goers and forced them to purchase new tickets.
Read moreNJ High Court Could Toss Thousands of Small Cases
Appointing a panel to hold hearings on the issue, the New Jersey Supreme Court suggested Thursday wiping the slate clean for people who were charged years ago with minor municipal offenses like traffic tickets.
Read moreClinging to Its Ticketing Cameras, Toledo Sues Ohio
Just over a week after its first effort foundered at the Ohio Supreme Court, the city of Toledo brought a constitutional complaint to revive its program of issuing traffic tickets with unmanned cameras.
Read moreCourt Hears Team’s Challenge to Tax on Bobbleheads
Major League Baseball’s Cincinnati Reds asked the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday to reverse a finding that sports teams must pay sales taxes on collectible bobblehead toys and other giveaways to fans on game days.
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