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DWI
How to Choose A DWI Lawyer (Part II — The Checklist)
Does your prospective DWI lawyer know the eighty-seven different counties’ eighty-seven different procedures for getting a driver’s license temporarily reinstated? I have gotten licenses reinstated in Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, Sherburne, Washington, Dakota and other counties, using each county’s different procedure. When choosing a DWI attorney, ask questions like these.
Collateral Consequences — How the Innocent Get Punished Anyway Part III
Civil forfeiture is the law, codified in state and federal statutes. The law has to be changed. But other seizures happen without statutory authority or statutory remedy.
Collateral Consequences — How the Innocent Get Punished Anyway Part II
You can lose your driver’s license and be saddled with a DWI-related offense on your driving record for being charged, even if found not guilty.
Between the Lines
Even “straight” news coverage (who/what/when/where/why) gets criminal news wrong, usually because of unconscious biases. Here’s how to read between the lines in news stories about crime and the law.