{"id":13282,"date":"2018-08-02T17:36:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T00:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=13282"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:47:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:47:44","slug":"the-line-judge-rules-vehicle-forfeiture-program-is-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-judge-rules-vehicle-forfeiture-program-is-illegal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Judge Rules Vehicle Forfeiture Program Is Illegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gxs7uAnLdqU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>August 3, 2018- U.S. District Judge James Browning ruled this week that an Albuquerque program that seizes vehicles after someone is arrested for a second or subsequent DWI offence is unconstitutional. The case began in 2016, when Arlene Harjo\u2019s car was seized after her son borrowed it, drove it out of town, and then was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Harjo was represented by The Institute for Justice, a public interest law firm based in Arlington, Virginia, that focuses on eradicating programs that promote \u201cpolicing for profit.\u201d Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists discuss the case and what the ruling might mean across New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line Panelists:<\/strong><br \/>\nDan Foley, former House minority whip<br \/>\nRachel Sams, editor of Albuquerque Business First<br \/>\nLaura Sanchez-Riv\u00e9t, attorney at Cuddy and McCarthy, LLP<br \/>\nMarco Torrez, UNM student, journalism &amp; mass communications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 3, 2018- U.S. District Judge James Browning ruled this week that an Albuquerque program that seizes vehicles after someone is arrested for a second or subsequent DWI offence is unconstitutional. 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