Understanding DWI Hardship Licenses in New York

DWI roadblocks—also known as sobriety checkpoints—have become a prominent enforcement tool across New York State, reflecting the state’s ongoing commitment to reducing impaired driving. Their legal foundation is well established. At the federal level, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of sobriety checkpoints in Michigan Dept. of State Police v. Sitz (1990), concluding that […]