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Article • August 1, 2025 • from CLN August, 2025
The Quiet Transformation of Government Data into a Mass Surveillance Tool by David Kim In recent years, the federal government has been repurposing data originally collected for public services—such as tax filing, health care enrollment, and labor oversight—into a powerful tool for mass surveillance and law enforcement. Fueled by executive …
Civilian Oversight Commision Special Counsel-Deputy Gangs and Deputy Cliques in the LA Sheriff's Dept-Feb. 2023 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SPECIAL COUNSEL TO SHERIFF CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT COMMISSION REGARDING DEPUTY GANGS AND DEPUTY CLIQUES IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT February 2023 Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission COMMISSIONERS Sean Kennedy, Chair …
Estate of Kevin Brown v. Lambert, CA, jury verdict and damages, wrongful death, 2020 Case 3:15-cv-01583-DMS-WVG Document 191 Filed 02/14/20 PageID.5153 Page 1 of 4 1 2 FILED 3 FEB 14 2020 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ESTATE OF KEVIN BROWN …
Article • December 19, 2019 • from CLN January, 2020
Georgia Supreme Court: Warrantless Search of Vehicle’s Airbag Control Module is Unconstitutional by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Georgia held that a warrantless search of a vehicle’s airbag control module (“ACM”) is unconstitutional. In December 2015, Victor Mobley was driving his 2014 Dodge Charger when he …
Article • November 19, 2019 • from CLN December, 2019
Filed under: Police Searches, Police
New York City Cops Can Always Tell by Just the Smell by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon As far as marijuana is concerned, the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) has little need for a canine corps. The city’s two-legged, blue-clad human-type cops seem to have the best olfactory sense …
Article • October 16, 2019 • from CLN November, 2019
Defendant’s Flight From Police’s Illegal Frisk Doesn’t Render Improperly Obtained Evidence Admissible in Maryland by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso  The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that a defendant’s flight during an illegal stop and frisk did not attenuate the link between the officers’ misconduct and the discovery of …
Article • October 16, 2019 • from CLN November, 2019
Filed under: Searches, Police Searches
Connecticut Supreme Court Rules 5 Days Past Due on Rent While Incarcerated Does Not Deprive Defendant of Expectation of Privacy in Home by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso  The Supreme Court of Connecticut held that the lower court erred in denying defendant’s search of his apartment where the police failed …
Article • September 16, 2019 • from CLN October, 2019
Oregon Supreme Court Announces State Constitution Prohibits Cops From Digging Through Residents’ Trash Without a Warrant by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson Departing from 50 years of precedent, the Supreme Court of Oregon held that Oregonians retain a constitutionally protected privacy interest in garbage that they leave at the curb …
Article • September 16, 2019 • from CLN October, 2019
Tracking Phones: Google as a Dragnet for the Police by Bill Barton by Bill Barton The Google Sensorvault database has been used by law enforcement agencies on multiple occasions to obtain what are being called “geofence” warrants, which specify an area and period of time and require Google to provide …
Article • August 19, 2019 • from CLN September, 2019
Filed under: Searches, Police Searches
Seventh Circuit: Woman Answering Door of Suspect’s Residence Wearing Bathrobe Does Not Constitute Apparent Authority to Consent to Search by Chad Marks by Chad Marks The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit asked itself an interesting question, viz.: “Is it reasonable for officers to assume that a woman …
Article • July 17, 2019 • from CLN August, 2019
Ninth Circuit: Running From Police Alone Doesn’t Give Rise to Reasonable Suspicion Justifying Stop and Frisk by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that running from police, by itself, does not provide reasonable suspicion to justify stopping and frisking the person. …
Article • July 16, 2019 • from CLN August, 2019
Filed under: Searches, Police Searches
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: Consent to Search Does Not Attenuate Seized Evidence From Taint of Illegal Search of CSLI by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts suppressed illegally obtained CSLI, ruling that the Commonwealth failed to meet its burden under the Fourth Amendment of proving …
Article • May 15, 2019 • from CLN June, 2019
Illinois Supreme Court: Warrantless Dog Sniff of Apartment Front Door in Locked Building Violates Fourth Amendment by David Reutter by David Reutter Physically intruding on the cutilage of an apartment to conduct a dog sniff of the threshold is a violation of the Fourth Amendment, the Illinois Supreme Court held. …
$160,000 Paid by Norwalk, Connecticut, to Settle Police Beating of COPD Patient by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The City of Norwalk, Connecticut, paid $160,000 to settle false arrest and excessive force claims against several Norwalk Police Department (“NPD”) officers. At about 5:40 a.m., on September 8, 2011, William Irwin …
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
Arkansas Supreme Court: Search of Wallet Exceeded Scope of Lawful ‘Terry’ Frisk for Weapons by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Arkansas ruled that the search of a defendant’s wallet during a frisk for weapons pursuant to an investigatory detention constituted an unconstitutional search. Corporal Kenneth Kennedy …
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
New Jersey Supreme Court: Detention of Motel Room Occupants After Reason for Police Visit Resolved Is Unlawful Seizure, Evidence Subject to Exclusionary Rule by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that police detention of motel room occupants for warrant checks after a noise complaint …
Article • February 18, 2019
Texas no-knock raid proves deadly; no drugs found by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Houston Police Department (“HPD”) conducted a no-knock search at the home of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas early this year. Heroin was allegedly being sold out of the home and the owners reportedly possessed a weapons’ stash. …
Article • December 29, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Kansas Supreme Court Rules Fourth Amendment Violation Where Purported Inventory Search Was Performed in Absence of Standard Policy by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of Kansas held the warrantless search of defendant’s purse and wallet following a traffic accident violated her Fourth Amendment rights because the search …
Article • December 21, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Tenth Circuit Rules Police Seizure of Home Where No Evidence of Criminal Activity Apparent Violates Fourth Amendment Requiring Suppression of Incriminating Evidence by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled that police violated the Fourth Amendment by unreasonably seizing the home of …
Article • December 21, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Nevada Court of Appeals Rules Police May Not Conduct Warrantless Search Based on Third-Party Consent Where No Effort Made to Determine Whether Person Has Authority to Do So by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Nevada Court of Appeals ruled that law enforcement officers cannot conduct a warrantless search of …
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