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JEFFERSON CITY | Missouri prosecutors say they believe a new state drunken driving law gives police the authority to take blood samples from reluctant suspects without a warrant. The guidance came during a presentation organized by the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services for law officers and prosecutors. Officials across the state received training Friday on handling drunken driving cases. Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson, who led the discussion during a session in Jefferson City, said the new drunken driving law seems to permit the taking of blood without a warrant under certain circumstances. However, Richardson said he still advises law...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A federal judge says forcing non-drivers in Michigan to submit to preliminary breath tests without a search warrant is unconsitutional. U.S. District Judge David Lawson issued an injunction Wednesday blocking enforcement of a state law that penalizes pedestrians under 21 who refuse such a test. The American Civil Liberties Union says Michigan is the only state in the country that requires pedestrians to submit to a breath test without a warrant. The ACLU filed suit on behalf of four college students who had to blow into portable breath testers. Defendants in the case include the Michigan...