More from this issue:

1. After Years of Hard Work and Dedication, Adnan Syed Is Freed by Serendipity, by Jayson Hawkins
2. The Power of the Prosecutor in America: Abuse, Misconduct, Unaccountability, and Miscarriages of Justice, by Casey Bastian
3. Massachusetts Supreme Court: Probationer’s Due Process Right to Present a Defense Violated Where Denied Opportunity to Call Complainant Who Alleged Sexual Assault as a Witness During Probation Revocation Hearing, by Harold Hempstead
4. Fourth Circuit: Immigration Judge’s Failure to Inform Noncitizen of Right to Appeal Deportation Order Was Prejudicial and Invalidated Later Indictment for Illegal Reentry, by Jacob Barrett
5. Wyoming Supreme Court Rules Officer’s Conduct Prior to Traffic Stop for Traffic Violation Rendered Stop Unreasonable, by Anthony Accurso
6. Eighth Circuit Announces ‘Probable Cause’ Is Proper Standard for Determining Whether Parolee Resides at Third-Party’s Residence for Purposes of Warrantless Searches, by Anthony Accurso
7. Minnesota Supreme Court Announces Plain Language of Interference With Privacy of a Minor Statute Requires That Defendant Must Have Known Victim Was Under 18 at Time of Offense, by Jacob Barrett
8. 360 Degree Surveillance: How Police Use Public-Private Partnerships to Spy on Americans, by John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead
9. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Adding Felony Counts by Amending Indictment Constitutes Addition of More Offenses, by Douglas Ankney
10. California Court of Appeal Holds Phrase ‘From Date of Parole’ Refers to the Start Date of Parole and the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act Does Not Preempt the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act, by Douglas Ankney
11. The Mounting Geofencing Threat, by Michael Thompson
12. Maryland Court of Appeals: ‘No Objection’ to Introduction of Evidence at Trial That Was the Subject of Denied Motion to Suppress Does Not Waive Right to Appellate Review of Denial, by Harold Hempstead
13. Sixth Circuit: Plain View Doctrine Does Not Apply Where Items Inside Vehicle Were Not Immediately and Apparently Incriminating When Viewed by Police Positioned Outside Vehicle, by Anthony Accurso
14. New Jersey Supreme Court: Allowing Jury to Hear Defendant’s Invocation of Right to Counsel in Recorded Statement Together With Prosecutor Inferring Guilt Based on Request for Counsel Entitles Defendant to New Trial, by Jacob Barrett
15. Sensitive Information in Police Database Vulnerable to Hacking, by Kevin Bliss
16. SCOTUS: Arizona Supreme Court’s Interpretation of State Procedural Rule so ‘Novel and Unforeseeable’ It’s Not ‘Adequate’ to Preclude SCOTUS Review of Federal Death-Penalty Claim, by Richard Resch
17. Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Exigent Circumstances Exception Does Not Justify Police’s Warrantless Seizure of Suspect’s Blood Sample by Hospital Staff, by Jacob Barrett
18. New Jersey Supreme Court Announces Adoption of Daubert-Type Standard for Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Cases in Assessing Admissibility of Expert Evidence Under Rule 702, by Richard Resch
19. An Argument Without Teeth: The Flawed Science of Bite Mark Analysis, by Eike Blohm, MD
20. Survivors of Police Shootings Face Daunting Legal, Emotional, and Physical Challenges, by Eike Blohm, MD
21. Accused War Criminals Training Cops: What Could Go Wrong?, by Jayson Hawkins
22. Time to Find the Key, by Jayson Hawkins
23. Study Finds DNA Similarities Among Look-alikes, by Eike Blohm, MD
24. Pro-Police Propaganda Dominates the Mainstream Media After Police Abuse and Failure, by Benjamin Tschirhart
25. Investigation Delays Let Cops Kill Again, by Jayson Hawkins
26. $100 Million Awarded in Federal Grant Money for Recidivism Reduction, by Kevin Bliss
27. California Town Pushes Homeless Into the Desert, by Jayson Hawkins
28. Law Enforcement Accesses Commercial DNA Databases Without Warrant, by Eike Blohm, MD
29. Automatic Speaker-Identification System Performs Better Than Humans, by Michael Thompson
30. Corporations Voice Support for Black and Brown People as They Found Cop City, by Carlo Difundo
31. TSA Using Facial Recognition at Airports in Pilot Program, by Anthony Accurso
32. DNA-Based Computer-Generated Mugshots Put Entire Community on Wanted List, by Eike Blohm, MD
33. News in Brief
34. Law Enforcement and Mad Men, by Douglas Ankney

More from Anthony Accurso:

• Stinging Back: Resisting Government Surveillance of Cellphones, May 15, 2024
• Tech Monopolies Prevent Effective Privacy Laws in the U.S., May 15, 2024
• Police Body Cameras, A Decade Later, May 15, 2024
• Use of Solitary Confinement on the Rise in ICE Facilities, May 15, 2024
• California Court of Appeal: Traffic Stop Prolonged for Drug Dog Sniff Search Unrelated to ‘Mission’ of Stop Violates Fourth Amendment, April 15, 2024
• Pharmacies Are Giving Your Prescription Data to Police Without a Warrant, April 15, 2024
• California Attorney General Issues Memo Prohibiting Out-of-State Sharing of ALPR Data, April 15, 2024
• Utah Supreme Court Announces Communication of Cellphone Passcode Protected by Fifth Amendment and Rules Advising Jury of Defendant’s Refusal to Disclose Passcode Violates Privilege Against Compelled Self-Incrimination, April 15, 2024
• The FBI’s Rapidly Expanding DNA Database, April 15, 2024
• Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Police Training on How to Violate Constitutional Rights, April 15, 2024

More from these topics:

• California AB 2773 Requires Police to State Reason for Traffic Stops Before Questioning, May 15, 2024. Traffic stop, State Constitutional Claims, Pretextual Stops, Traffic Stops.
• California Court of Appeal: Traffic Stop Prolonged for Drug Dog Sniff Search Unrelated to ‘Mission’ of Stop Violates Fourth Amendment, April 15, 2024. Drug-Sniffing Dog, Traffic Stops.
• New York Court of Appeals Announces Traffic Stop of Bicyclist Is Seizure Under Both Fourth Amendment and State Constitution Requiring Reasonable Suspicion of Crime or Probable Cause of Traffic Violation, March 15, 2024. Traffic stop, Seizure, Freedom of Movement, Traffic Stops.
• Fifth Circuit: Fourth Amendment Seizure Occurred When Officer Pulled Behind Parked Vehicle, Activated Emergency Lights, and Simultaneously Ordered Suspect to Remain in Vehicle, Dec. 15, 2023. Search and Seizure, Searches - Automobile, Seizure, Freedom of Movement, Traffic Stops.
• Cops Aren’t Just Murdering People With Impunity – They Also Conduct Bogus Traffic Stops, June 15, 2023. Excessive Force (Police), Traffic Stops, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
• Ohio Supreme Court: Good-Faith Exception to Exclusionary Rule Inapplicable to Warrant Based on Affidavit Stating Cellphones Found at Scene of Traffic Crash ‘May’ Contain Evidence, May 15, 2023. Traffic Stops, Good Faith Exception, Exclusionary Rule.
• Colorado Supreme Court: Police Lacked Reasonable Suspicion for Traffic Stop Based on Alleged Unsafe Lane Change, Feb. 15, 2023. Traffic Stops.
• Speed Trap Gold Mine, Sept. 1, 2022. Racial Discrimination, Traffic Stops.
• New Jersey Supreme Court Announces ‘Non-Transparent’ for Purposes of Tinted Window Violation Justifying Traffic Stop Means Front Windows Dark Enough That Police Can’t Clearly See People or Items Inside Vehicle, Aug. 15, 2022. Warrantless Searches, Traffic Stops.
• Police Dog Rips a Suspect’s Eye from Its Socket after Pretextual Traffic Stop, July 25, 2022. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Dogs, Traffic Stops.