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#1 2016-06-03 09:38:59

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Supreme Court to hear DWI no-refusal case

All states say that motorists suspected of DWI can lose their licenses if they refuse to submit to an alcohol test.  After all, driving is a privilege, not a right, and the state doesn't have to let you drive if you don't their conditions (like, say, submitting to alcohol tests).

But a handful of states make it a *crime* to refuse to submit to such a test, raising questions about 4th amendment (unlawful search and seizure) and 5th amendment (right against self-incrimination) protections, or lack thereof.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics … story.html

What do you all think?

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