More from this issue:

1. Massachusetts State Police Facing Possible Class Action Lawsuit for Illegal Recordings
2. Electronic Monitoring: An Alternative to Incarceration or a Troubling Extension of Punishment?, by David Reutter
3. Cellebrite Asks Law Enforcement Clients to Keep Its Phone Hacking Tech Secret, by Jo Ellen Nott
4. California Court of Appeal: Traffic Stop Prolonged for Drug Dog Sniff Search Unrelated to ‘Mission’ of Stop Violates Fourth Amendment, by Anthony Accurso
5. Maine Supreme Court: Defense Counsel Ineffective for Opening Door to Otherwise Inadmissible Evidence of Bad Character, by Matthew Clarke
6. Eighth Circuit Announces ‘Categorical Approach’ Applies to SORNA Tier Analysis, by Douglas Ankney
7. Pharmacies Are Giving Your Prescription Data to Police Without a Warrant, by Anthony Accurso
8. What Happens When Prosecutors Offer Opposing Versions of the Truth?, by Ken Armstrong
9. New York Court of Appeals Declines to Adopt Per Se Rule That Handcuffed Person Is Always ‘In Custody’ for Miranda Purposes, but Holds the Handcuffed Defendant Was ‘In Custody’ and Suppress Incriminating Statements, by Douglas Ankney
10. Research Shows It Makes Sense to Hire Individuals with Criminal Records, by Jo Ellen Nott
11. Fifth Circuit: Admission of DHS Investigation Form G-166F at Trial Where Preparer of Form Did Not Testify Violates Confrontation Clause and Rule Against Hearsay, by Douglas Ankney
12. AI Disrupts Established Forensic Fingerprint Analysis—Not Every Fingerprint Is Unique, by Jo Ellen Nott
13. Does the Fourth Amendment Protect Cellphones at the Border?, by Douglas Ankney
14. New York Governor Signs Law Sealing Millions of Criminal Records From Public View, by Douglas Ankney
15. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Announces Constructive Denial of Right to Counsel Where Defense Counsel Sleeps for Significant Portion or During Important Aspect of Trial, by David Reutter
16. California Attorney General Issues Memo Prohibiting Out-of-State Sharing of ALPR Data, by Anthony Accurso
17. 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, by Anthony Accurso
18. Tracking Your Cellphone Might Be Easier Than You Think, by Michael Thompson
19. Vermont Supreme Court Announces Prejudice Determination for IAC Claim Based on Rejected Plea Offer Limited to Evidence Available at Time Plea Considered—Not Any Subsequent Evidence, by David Reutter
20. Time Served Under the First Step Act: Reduction, Not Revolution, by Jo Ellen Nott
21. One Year of New Orleans Police Department Facial Recognition Data, by Michael Thompson
22. Police Bodycams: If You Film It …, by Michael Thompson
23. The FBI’s Rapidly Expanding DNA Database, by Anthony Accurso
24. Federal Habeas Corpus: Understanding Second or Successive Petitions for State Prisoners, by Dale Chappell
25. ‘Trail ’Em, Nail ’Em, and Jail ’Em’: Issues Private Probation and Parole, by Jo Ellen Nott
26. New York Court of Appeals: Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence to Prove Propensity to Commit Crime Harmful Error, by David Reutter
27. Potential Dangers of Medical Monitors, by Michael Thompson
28. FBI’s Bias for Keywords, by Carlo Difundo
29. Crime Scene Context: Bridging the Gap Between Evidence and Reconstruction, by Jo Ellen Nott
30. Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Police Training on How to Violate Constitutional Rights, by Anthony Accurso
31. News in Brief
32. ‘Blatant Miscarriage of Justice’: Oklahoma Man Exonerated of Wrongful Conviction After 35 Years Despite Former Prosecutor’s Attempt to Perpetuate Injustice, by Douglas Ankney

More from Michael Thompson:

• Probabilistic Genotyping on Trial: Can We Trust 
the Secret Algorithms Deciding Guilt?, Aug. 1, 2025
• AI Honeypots: Police Are Using Chatbots to Pose 
as Teens and Sex Workers to Entrap Suspects, Aug. 1, 2025
• Not-­So-­Friendly Neighborhood Spidernet: Emerging Mass Surveillance Tool to Weave a Web Around Your Digital Life, July 1, 2025
• Arizona’s Secret Mass Surveillance System: An Obscure Financial Database Amasses Millions of Financial Records in the Shadows, July 1, 2025
• Ninth Circuit Reinstates Religious Exercise Claim from Arizona “Christian-Israelite” Prisoner Denied Passover Meal, June 1, 2025
• A Black Box, a Guilty Plea, and an Uncertain Truth, April 15, 2025
• Younger Generations Lead Decline in U.S. Support for Death Penalty, April 15, 2025
• The FBI’s Encrypted Phone Sting, April 15, 2025
• FBI Pressured Forensic Science Group to Censor Critical Workshops, Emails Reveal, March 15, 2025
• Study Confirms New York City’s ShotSpotter Deployment Was a Costly Misstep, March 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• Special Digital Currencies Issue: 
Bitcoin and CBDCs What Is Bitcoin? The Answer to Government Surveillance 
and Control Through Money An Essential Introduction, Glossary of Multidisciplinary 
Terminology, and Colorful History, Aug. 15, 2025. Money/Property, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance, Money Laundering/Structuring.
• From the Editor, Aug. 15, 2025. Money/Property, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance, Money Laundering/Structuring.
• Central Bank Digital Currencies: Trojan Horses Delivering 
Mass Surveillance Under the Guise of Monetary Innovation, Aug. 15, 2025. Money/Property, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance, Money Laundering/Structuring.
• The Arrival of REAL ID: National ID Cards 
and Internal Passports in America, Aug. 1, 2025. Police State-Surveillance.
• The Quiet Transformation of Government Data 
into a Mass Surveillance Tool, Aug. 1, 2025. Police Searches, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance.
• DEA’s Secret Phone Surveillance Program ‘Hemisphere’ 
Sparked Internal Warnings—Then a Cover-Up, Aug. 1, 2025. Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance, Privacy Act/Rights.
• Driverless Vehicles Are the Newest Mass Surveillance Tool 
of Law Enforcement, July 1, 2025. Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance, Recordings.
• New Orleans Police Continue Using Facial Recognition 
Despite City Restrictions, July 1, 2025. Police State-Surveillance, Cell-Site-Location Records, Electronic Surveillance, Authorization.
• Class Incarceration Has Become a Prominent Factor 
in Mass Incarceration, July 1, 2025. Racial Discrimination, Racial Profiling, Racial/Ethnic Bias/Profiling, Bias/Discrimination, Police Bias, Disproportionality.
• Facial Recognition at the Border: CBP’s Push to Scan Every Car Passenger Sparks Privacy Concerns, May 15, 2025. Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance, Privacy Act/Rights, Searches - Border Stops/Searches, Immigration Law/Offenses.