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Article • August 28, 2020
Why We Need to Keep the Communications Decency Act Intact by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell While the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects our right to free speech, a federal law that protects platforms and users who repost that free speech is under attack and at risk from …
Article • August 28, 2020
LeBron James Scores With “Full-Court Press” To Win Felon Voting Rights by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna LeBron James, known for his skillful brand of basketball and leadership on the hard court, has been using his platform as one of the best known American athletes to advocate for voting rights …
Article • August 28, 2020
Detroit Cops Who Fabricated Evidence to Wrongfully Convict 14-Year-Old Not on Prosecutor’s Brady List by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell An officer from the Detroit, Michigan, Police Department who fabricated evidence in order to convict a 14-year-old boy of murders he didn’t commit were not on the list of problem …
Article • August 26, 2020
Hackers Expose Hundreds of Thousands of Documents Containing Subscriber Info Google Turned Over to Law Enforcement by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Hackers dug into servers of a hosting company in Texas used by law enforcement and found that hundreds of thousands of documents from more than 200 agencies contained …
Article • August 25, 2020
Firms Selling Breached and Hacked Data To Law Enforcement by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso SpyCloud, a company that collects private information on people, mostly info exposed through data breaches, sells access to its databases to anyone willing to pay for it, including law enforcement. While it currently operates …
Article • August 21, 2020
Triaging Evidence Can Lead to Oversights and Misinterpretation by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso A study from the UK found that triaging digital evidence can lead to oversights and misinterpretation when the process is not designed or implemented in a way that guards against such failures. The data, published in …
Article • August 19, 2020
EFF Releases Database that Tracks Law Enforcement’s Use of High Tech Surveillance Gear by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Electronic Frontier Foundation (“EFF”) partnered with Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada-Reno (“RSJ”), to release for use by journalists, academics, and the general public a database containing …
Article • August 18, 2020
Police Use Noise as a Weapon for ‘Crowd Control’ by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Police are using harmful military-grade noise weapons in crowd control during protests. These items, flashbangs, and long-range acoustic devices (LRADs) can produce sounds of over 170 decibels, damaging vulnerable parts of the inner ear which …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
State Violence, Legitimacy, and the Path to True Public Safety by David M. Kennedy by David M. Kennedy, Niskanen Center (niskanencenter.org) Executive Summary: I work with cops, and I support this movement. Police Violence Is State Violence Let’s be clear about what’s been happening in the country these last few weeks. …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Floyd’s Family Might End Up Helping Pay Chauvin’s Retirement Benefits by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Derek Chauvin could still receive about $50,000 a year in pension partly funded by taxpayers like George Floyd’s surviving family, even if he’s convicted of second-degree murder. Moreover, qualified immunity would most likely prevent …
How the Courts Are Using Compassionate Release to Fix Unfair Sentences by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Who would have predicted that the courts would expand compassionate release to allow non-medical reasons for reducing a sentence, including the chance to fix unfair sentences when no other avenue exists? Now that …
Article • August 15, 2020
U.S. Police Have History of Infiltrating Protests by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Despite the fact that the rights to free speech and the petitioning of the government for redress of grievances are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, the American government has a long history of treating dissenters and progressive …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Seventh Circuit: ‘Especially Compelling Justification’ Required for Same Maximum Sentence on Resentencing by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held on June 19, 2020, that a district court resentencing someone again to the maximum sentence possible and well over double the recommended …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
The Warrior Cop Mindset by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Police officers have traditionally been referred to and thought of as keepers of the peace. Most licensing authorities call them peace officers. During the years, monikers like “Blue Knights” and “New Centurions” have been used to characterize police officers. Unfortunately, …
Seventh Circuit: Admissions to Pretrial Services Cannot Be Used to Prove Guilt by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that an accused’s admissions during a pretrial services (“PTS”) interview for bail are confidential and cannot …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Filed under: Per se ineffectiveness
SCOTUS: Counsel’s Failure to Uncover and Present Evidence in Mitigation at Capital Sentencing Requires Remand for Prejudice Determination by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) remanded Terence Tramaine Andrus’ case to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (“TCCA”), directing the TCCA “to address …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Indiana Supreme Court: Forcing Defendant to Unlock Smartphone Violates Fifth Amendment Right Against Self-Incrimination by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Indiana held that a defendant cannot be forced to unlock her smartphone because doing so would violate her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The Court also …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
California Supreme Court: ‘Honest and Upright Life’ Possible While in Custody for Expungement Purposes by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The Supreme Court of California reversed a judgment of the Court of Appeal by holding that a defendant need not be released from custody in order to demonstrate living an …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: Mariah Valenzuela has filed legal notices against the city of Phoenix and Maricopa County over Phoenix police officer Michael McGillis’ use of force during a January 16, 2020 traffic stop, abc15.com reports. The officer, driving a white van, stopped Valenzuela for allegedly veering across the …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Filed under: Protests, Video Cameras
Activists Seek Accountability by Pushing NYC to Make Footage From Traffic Cams Available for Archiving by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney NYC Mesh is a free community owned internet service provider in New York City that is operated by a group of activists. The activists’ new project involves archiving hundreds …
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