The ACLU of Iowa has agreed to defend a Davenport automobile owner who received a speeding ticket
in the mail based upon pictures of his vehicle taken by an automated traffic enforcement camera.
ACLU-IA attorneys have filed a motion to dismiss the ticket on the basis that the city of Davenport
lacks authority to depart from state speeding laws where the identity of the driver must be shown and constitutional rights
of the accused apply.
"This is about government control more than citizen privacy," said
Ben Stone, Executive Director of the ACLU of Iowa. "We hope this case can provide a vehicle to help
put the brakes on the idea that it's okay for computerized machines to control our lives," he said.
