Marking Tires with Chalk for Parking Enforcement is Unconstitutional
In the end of April, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled that using chalk to mark your tires violates the Fourth Amendment, which protects us from illegal searches and seizures. The decision affects Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Michigan resident Alison Taylor went after the city of Saginaw—and specifically parking enforcement officer Tabitha Hoskins—after she received her 15th parking ticket within a span of a few years. In each instance, Hoskins…