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Parking tickets

Close up on a parked car's tire, slightly suspended up on the curb. | Ognianmedarov | Dreamstime.com

Parking

Brickbat: Sidewalk Slam

Charles Oliver | 7.23.2025 4:00 AM

A car has a "PARKING VIOLATION" citation wedged into the driver's window. In the background, a parking attendant in a neon vest writes up the information. | F01photo | Dreamstime.com

Parking

Brickbat: Parking Violation

Charles Oliver | 5.23.2025 4:00 AM

A Montreal school bus sits at a red light in snowy conditions, with cars on one side. | Marc Bruxelle | Dreamstime.com

Parking tickets

Brickbat: Bus Stop and Go

Charles Oliver | 4.15.2025 4:00 AM

A parked Toyota Prius Hybrid with a Los Angeles Parking Enforcement decal on the side. | Kilmermedia | Dreamstime.com

Parking

Brickbat: Back End Costs

Charles Oliver | 4.1.2025 4:00 AM

A sign that reads "No Parking Any Time," with an arrow, attached to a palm tree. | Wirestock | Dreamstime.com

Parking

Brickbat: No Free Parking

Charles Oliver | 12.17.2024 4:00 AM

pink food truck in front of US Capitol | Illustration: Lex Villena, Source Image: Julia Nikhinson/Sipa USA/Newscom

Regulation

D.C.'s Food Truck Underworld

Despite their popularity, food trucks at the National Mall are paying a hefty price to operate.

Justin Zuckerman | 10.4.2023 10:30 AM

monopoly-man-2 | Illustration: Lex Villena; Andrey Popov

New York City

NYC May Force Rich People To Pay Higher Parking Fines Than the Poor

A pilot proposal to levy civil fines based on income is being considered by the City Council.

Liz Wolfe | 5.11.2023 1:45 PM

parkingtickets_1161x653 | Rafael Ben Ari / Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: Ticket to Ride

Charles Oliver | 8.24.2022 4:00 AM

parkingticket_1161x653 | Deanpictures / Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: Clean Sweep

Charles Oliver | 8.5.2019 4:00 AM

reason-joedeblasio | Kristin Callahan/ACE Pictures

Food Trucks

Widely Unpopular Bill de Blasio Leads Major Crackdown on Highly Popular Ice Cream Trucks Over Unpaid Parking Tickets

New York's parking regulations make numerous traffic tickets just another cost of doing business for the city's food trucks.

Christian Britschgi | 6.6.2019 4:35 PM

Parking | Xi Zhang/Dreamstime.com

Fourth Amendment

Federal Court: Chalking Tires Is Trespassing, Not Police Work

And it's a violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Zuri Davis | 4.23.2019 3:45 PM

Large image on homepages | Susanne Neal / Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: No Holiday for Parking Enforcement

Charles Oliver | 1.9.2019 4:00 AM

Large image on homepages | Courtesy Joshua Browder

Software

Joshua Browder Is Building You a Robot Lawyer

The Stanford-trained wunderkind would like to see robot lawyers replace humans, doing all manner of legal work for (virtually) free.

Justin Monticello | 11.30.2018 6:00 AM

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