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U.S. appeals court says this common police practice is unconstitutional

Putting a chalk mark on a car's tire – to keep track of how long they've been parked – is decidedly low-tech.

It's also, according to a second appeals court ruling on the same fight, unconstitutional.

https://www.wnd.com/2021/08/u-s-appeals-...liiS8HqIzc

Um, how does this relate to search and seizure? I get what the court is saying, in a sense, but that's being awful nitpicky. I wonder what SCOTUS would say?

There is no expectation of privacy in the public square.

Yeah, this will be overruled on appeal.

Interesting. If you are parked legally, do the police have the right to put a mark on your car? The court ruled that putting a mark on a legally parked car is trespassing.