“Trespassing upon a privately-owned vehicle parked on a public street to place a chalk mark to begin gathering information to ultimately impose a government sanction is unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment.” That was the argument made by a lawyer who argued that his client had been unfairly targeted by a traffic enforcement officer who put chalk marks on her tires to determine if a car had been parked in the same spot for too long. And that argument won the case. “A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit unanimously agreed. Chalking tires is a kind of trespass, Judge Bernice Donald wrote for the panel, and it requires a warrant.” From NPR: Court Says Using Chalk On Tires For Parking Enforcement Violates Constitution. (So, after the last couple years of law breaking and institution bashing, this is where the Constitution finally draws the line?)

+ “People have a lesser expectation of privacy in their cars than, for example, in their homes, the district court ruled.” But the appeals court overruled that decision. WaPo: Federal appeals court says tire-chalking by parking enforcement officers is unconstitutional. Given all the surveillance you’re under from public cameras to the phone in your pocket, it now seems that your tires are more entitled to privacy than you are…