Michigan Fights Federal Judge’s Ruling Restricting Driver’s License Suspensions

December 28, 2017

The state of Michigan is trying to stop a court order that prevents officials from suspending the driver’s licenses of people who can’t afford traffic fines.

Lawyers representing the secretary of state have filed an emergency request with a federal appeals court.

The state says a Dec. 14 injunction by Flint federal Judge Linda Parker is a “deep, unwarranted intrusion” on Michigan’s police powers. The judge said there’s a strong likelihood that the due process rights of poor people are being violated when their licenses are suspended for failure to pay fines.

But the state says drivers have plenty of notice. The state also says there’s no guidance from the judge about how courts are supposed to determine an inability to pay.

Topics Legislation Personal Auto Michigan

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  • December 29, 2017 at 11:16 am
    Agent says:
    Good thing our President will be appointing a lot of Conservative Federal Judges in the very near future. We have had quite enough of liberal Federal Judges.
  • December 28, 2017 at 4:12 pm
    mrbob says:
    This liberal federal judge has gone far beyond the authority of the federal courts in this case. Bottom line is that driving is a privilege that comes with responsibilities an... read more
  • December 28, 2017 at 2:31 pm
    Agent says:
    By all means, let's not have people pay fines for driving violations.

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