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This is pretty rare. I find it unlikely the state would fight against basic driver license records released under a subpoena.
by giantg2 4mo ago
This is pretty rare. I find it unlikely the state would fight against basic driver license records released under a subpoena.
- iamnothere 4mo agoIt’s unlikely, yes, but in the context of a battle between the executive branch and a state (over some question of rights) then it’s plausible. Depends on the state, why the information is being requested, and what’s going on in politics. State powers are a check on the federal government (10th Amendment). States need to assert those powers to keep them.
- giantg2 4mo agoThe 10th amendment is practically useless the way courts have interpreted other parts of the constitution.
- iamnothere 4mo agoCan’t win even a single battle if you won’t try to fight.
- halJordan 4mo agoStates fight the federal government all the time. It's practically a primary function of any solicitor/attorney general if only because the federal government of the only other 800lb gorilla in the state
- giantg2 4mo agoI rarely see it in the news. Even when it is there, the feds usually get their way.