Many times when my clients are stopped by the police, they have a broken taillight, they swerved over the yellow line, or they ran a stop sign. These are obviously minor infractions. But a simple traffic stop can sometimes lead…
Up until May 5, 2013, Louisiana authorities could arrest people for driving in Louisiana without proper documentation of immigration status. This law was called Driving without Lawful Presence but was informally known as the Driving while Hispanic law. This was…
Last week the Northside Sun reported that a 17 year old was arrested and taken to the Raymond jail and then to the Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center for having an expired license. On the face of it, the arrest seems…