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: Dispatches from the Culture WarsCourt Strikes Down Michigan Law on Car Decorations
By Ed Brayton
In a rather unusual and unexpected ruling, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a Michigan law that forbids having a "dangling ornament or other suspended object that obstructs the vision of the driver of the vehicle."
The case began when a man named Lonnie Ray Davis was pulled over by the police for having a Tweety Bird ornament hanging from his rearview mirror. He was then arrested for driving without a license and a search of the car subsequent to that arrest found open alcohol, 24 grams of crack cocaine, a large amount of cash and both a stun gun and a .38 caliber handgun.
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