Our Chicago DUI Lawyers found this interesting news item this afternoon regarding the neo-prohibitionist group MADD. Mothers Against Drunk Driving receives “D’” score – By Sheldon Dutes GOOSE CREEK, SC (WCSC) – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is in the hot seat after a dismal score from the American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP). The [...]

As our Chicago DUI Attorneys have warned in the past, MADD, in its never ending quest to put driving in a police state, pushes for even more restrictions on your driving privileges. MADD Mad More Ignition Locks Aren’t in Use by KYW’s John Ostapkovich The New Jersey Legislature has passed a bill requiring breath test devices on the [...]

Our Chicago DUI Attorneys have learned that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is now apparently taking orders from MADD.  Quinn, who initially ordered about 1,000 low-level, nonviolent offenders to be placed on home detention under a new program aiming to save taxpayers $5 million a year reversed his course on 18 inmates in custody for felony [...]

Our Chicago DUI lawyers found this interesting app for all you iPhone users out there.  And you’ll never guess who’s against it. DENVER, Colorado — How many drinks are too many to drive? As the saying goes, “there’s an app for that.” Last month, The Colorado Department of Transportation launched its ‘R-U Buzzed?’ blood-alcohol content calculator for [...]

We’ve long heard the cry that the idea behind getting drunk drivers off the road is the danger that they present to the community.  Never mind activities such as texting while driving have been proven to be far more dangerous than having a couple of glasses of wine with dinner,  groups such as MADD are [...]

Kansas is looking to revamp their DUI Court system and MADD is all over this. Kansas is looking for ways to improve its drunk driving laws and one of the options the state is looking at is a specialized court system that would only handle DUI cases. The state’s DUI commission is looking at all kinds of [...]

Read between the lines here and look who is upset as their cash grab wasn’t put into the new DUI law in Maryland. State’s new DUI laws are called insufficient Mandatory treatment should be included, critics say By Don Markus | don.markus@baltsun.com Drunken driving laws that go into effect Wednesday are missing a key component – mandatory treatment for [...]

MADD, the organization known best for its war on Drunk Driving, is now getting into the bar business – sort of.  MADD is putting its name on a bevy of non-alcoholic drinks, including mojitos, margaritas, pina coladas, beer, and red, white and sparkling wines. WASHINGTON (AP) — The advocacy group says it signed a license agreement [...]

Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal the other day regarding a split between MADD and a liquor-industry-funded group called the Century Council. It seems that the two groups differ on the penalties that should be imposed on drunk drivers. MADD, of course, wants everyone punished as harsh as possible – from the first time [...]

Our Chicago DUI Lawyers have posted in the past regarding the backlash to President Obama’s pick to run the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Chuck Hurley. Pushing Back Against The Hyper-Criminalization of DUI More Reaction To MADD’S CEO Appointment To NHTSA Hurley, executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving was seen by many as a controversial selection [...]