Maryland Lawmakers Purge Decades-Old Law That Shielded Bad Cops
Over the objections of Gov. Larry Hogan, the state’s Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights is tossed out.
Over the objections of Gov. Larry Hogan, the state’s Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights is tossed out.
A phone in your pocket may as well be a GPS beacon strapped to your ankle.
The Bay State finally creates a police certification system.
Constitutional amendment overwhelmingly passes.
Drug prohibition turns police officers into enemies to be feared rather than allies to be welcomed.
The Washington Post's Radley Balko was a pioneer in reporting on the disastrous consequences of police militarization and the need for criminal justice reform. Now everyone else is catching up.
A new, terrible anti-encryption bill with a twist
The House will consider a surveillance reform proposal that failed in the Senate by just one vote.
An effort by Sen. Rand Paul to forbid warrantless investigation of citizens was soundly defeated.
The amendment lost by one vote. Absent from today's vote? Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The USA Freedom Act expired in March. Some senators are pushing for better privacy protections before the renewal vote.
Carter Page was not an anomaly.
The USA Freedom Act is about to sunset. Who will decide how and if it will be changed?
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The findings shared by Inspector General Michael Horowitz revealed some rotten practices at the FBI and a major media blindspot.
A bipartisan coalition wants to restrain secret snooping and create more independent oversight of the secretive FISA Court.
Some privacy activists say the bill still falls short.
After seriously messing up its warrant applications with the FISA Court, can the FBI be trusted?
Judge demands to know what the agency will do prevent future “omissions” in the applications.
In the middle of a scandal over FISA surveillance, leaders want still more power to snoop on your secret stuff.
Privacy advocates have long warned about potential abuses. Will the mishandling of the Carter Page investigation change some minds?
Was what happened with Carter Page an anomaly or does the agency regularly leave out important information?
He reversed position only as he decided to run for president and now seems surprised he’s getting asked about it.
The legislation would require warrants for extended surveillance, but look at what it explicitly OKs.
Quiet fishing expeditions are being used to sort through potential suspects.
In order to fight crime, Americans must...make their data more susceptible to hacking?
As Chicago launches an internal probe of search warrants, new data shows where police are kicking in doors.
SCOTUS says it is constitutional for police to draw blood from unconscious drunk driving suspects.
Ron Wyden and Rand Paul team up to stop Border Patrol from snooping in your stuff without good reason.
The move is an assault on the First Amendment.
"What started out as a clerical error magnified into a very regrettable and Kafkaesque mistake."
When an aunt asked to see a search warrant, she says she was handcuffed.
Warrantless "implied consent" laws are under review over Fourth Amendment concerns.
Institute for Justice to city: Show probable cause, guys.
A city ordinance let officers harass women as part of a licensing inspection process. A judge ruled it unconstitutional.
Heavily redacted report shows the FBI believed former Trump aide was helping the Russians.
Police say there's evidence. His lawyer says it's a fishing expedition.
The USA Freedom Act was supposed to reduce unwarranted access to our personal data. That's not what happened.