Facial Recognition and the Danger of Automated Authoritarianism
Hundreds of police departments are using facial recognition technology without oversight.
Hundreds of police departments are using facial recognition technology without oversight.
It’s an attempt to bypass Fourth and Fifth Amendment protections by insisting it’s not an arrest.
Journalists and pundits who frantically doubled down on their initial bad takes deserve more criticism.
The opinion, though, is not binding precedent, so the question whether anti-libel injunctions are unconstitutional prior restraints remains not fully settled.
The Supreme Court now has before it a case in which some very important copyright principles are at stake.
Some privacy activists say the bill still falls short.
In the second of two posts on Tyler Cowen's idea, I assess whether state capacity libertarianism is the right path for libertarians to follow.
If you're looking for an accurate (let alone fair-minded) assessment of judicial records, Slate's not the place for you.
Standing up for the rights of a widely reviled group isn't for the faint of heart.
Videos and photos smuggled out by Mississippi inmates have shown gruesome violence and wretched living conditions.
An unvaccinated firefighter, HIV-positive airmen, and a racist lawyer.
Don’t worry—America’s ruling factions still disagree over who should be in charge of the snooping.
A federal appeals court rejects an expansive reading of the federal arson law.
Is "state capacity libertarianism" really where "smart" libertarians are headed? I am skeptical.
A class-action lawsuit is now challenging the DEA's habit of seizing large amounts of cash from travelers without evidence of any crime.
The jury said they would have given Jimmy Meders life in prison without parole had it been available.
The Institute for Justice asks the Supreme Court to clarify a doctrine that shields cops from responsibility for outrageous conduct.
After seriously messing up its warrant applications with the FISA Court, can the FBI be trusted?
He gave her marijuana, too.
Plus: trade vote today, woman sues DEA for seizing cash belonging to her dad with dementia, and more...
Additional grand juries will investigate possible wrongdoing by other narcotics officers, including the way the raid was conducted.
The Tennessee death row inmate "has gone from a life-taker to a life-saver."
At least 20 officers have been suspended while the LAPD investigates the placement of innocent motorists on the gang database.
A group of homeless mothers moved into an Oakland, California, home they didn't own.
New Jersey took two major steps toward increasing transparency and strengthening protections for property owners against civil asset forfeiture.
Three deputies were placed on leave after the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office received the video.
D.C. cops appear to have a thing for illegally probing butts.
Ohio's Marsy’s Law has the potential to be abused for municipal cash grabs.
Episode 295 of the Cyberlaw Podcast
Courts struck down Marsy’s Law last year. Lawmakers want to bring it back.
The court says 12 years was "obviously harsh," but hey, at least it wasn't 15.
The New Jersey senator was also willing to buck the establishment at key moments.