Besides creating fewer hours for tow services around town, Linn County Circuit Judge John McCormick’s recent reversal of a Sweet Home decision that upheld an impound is a blow in favor of the U.S. Constitution, specifically the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable search and seizure.
The decision in favor of the Constitution and previous Ninth Circuit Court rulings also comes with a downside: Habitual traffic offenders driving around with impunity.
Prior to May, Sweet…