Our Chicago DUI Lawyers have always maintained that the courts should not put much faith in the standardized field sobriety tests that are so often used to convict people of drunk driving.  THe following case out of Michigan illustrates exactly why we feel that way. Michigan: Man With 0.00 BAC Sues Over DUI Charge US Court of [...]

Our Chicago DUI Attorneys are never surprised by the lengths the Courts will go to convict people for misdemeanor DUI.  Check out the following case in which the Supreme Court of New Mexico changed the rules to validate what should have been an invalid arrest for DUI. New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Phone Tip DUI Conviction New [...]

Time and time again our Chicago DUI Lawyers have pointed out the complete unfairness in how the laws are applied to those arrested for drunk driving.  Here’s another fine example from Utah. Utah Supreme Court Allows DUI Stop On Vague 911 Call Police can pull over a car that has committed no traffic violation based solely on [...]

Interesting Chicago DUI story regarding a Playboy centerfold who was accused of drunk driving. DUI charge dropped against Playboy centerfold in Chicago By RUMMANA HUSSAIN Criminal Courts Reporter Prosecutors in Chicago dropped drunk-driving charges against Playboy centerfold model Crystal McCahill today, her lawyer said. But McCahill — a 5-foot-7 brunette who was Playboy’s Miss May 2009 — pleaded guilty [...]

Our DUI Attorneys in Chicago congratulate Wisconsin for passing responsible drunk driving laws. Wis. gov signs tougher drunken driving law; advocates say state’s penalties still weak Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a bill that stiffens the state’s drunken driving laws, despite questions about whether it does too little. The law signed Tuesday makes a fourth offense drunken [...]

Check out the absurd logic used by Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts in his desperate attempt to destroy the 4th Amendment. Chief Justice says Virginia court ruling on drunk driving could have dangerous consequences WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts spoke out in vain Tuesday against a lower court ruling he says will “grant drunk drivers [...]

Our Chicago DUI Lawyers have learned that Missouri State Troopers are stepping up hunting and profiling people Drunk Driving enforcement Operation Arrest Steps Up St. Charles County DUI Enforcement WELDON SPRING, MO (KTVI-FOX2now.com) – Half a dozen Missouri State Troopers are on the hunt for drunk drivers. A “hunt”? Operation ARREST is targeting drivers in St. Charles County [...]

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” 4th [...]