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Equality, speech, privacy, due process, disability rights, and protections under law.
- Black Woman Police Director Wins $4.7M in NJ Wrongful Termination Suit
Nov 05, 2026 at 12:59 PM EST The first Black police director of a New Jersey city has been awarded $4.7 million in a wrongful termination lawsuit. In the lawsuit, Sheilah Coley alleged that she had faced racial and gender discrimination…
- Prosecution Over Threat to American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten Can Go Forward
Eugene Volokh | 11.7.2026 12:00 PM From U.S. v. Spitzer (N.D. Ga.), filed by Magistrate Judge John Larkins on Oct. 9, and just affirmed Wednesday by Judge Eleanor Ross: The indictment alleges that on July 23, 2024, Mr. Spitzer posted the…
- Supreme Court’s trend on church and state is a reminder conservatives have a steady grip on the nation’s laws
The Supreme Court first agreed to hear the case that launched the justices’ current trajectory protecting the free exercise of religion in January 2016. But after Justice Antonin Scalia suddenly died the next month, creating a possible 4-4…
- Oakland County Sheriff's Office not extending Flock drone pilot program
November 6, 2026 / 10:10 PM EST / CBS Detroit The Oakland County Sheriff's Office says it will not pursue a contract with Flock for its drone pilot program as the department nears the end of its nine-month commitment to the technology. The…
- New proposal could see drones arriving before police during Oakland emergencies
November 6, 2026 / 7:10 PM PST / CBS San Francisco Facing a persistent shortage of police officers, Oakland is looking to the skies for help. The Oakland Police Department is proposing a new drone program that would allow officers at…
- A long-running discrimination case could affect how federal workers pursue class-action claims
"What they seek is generally not just monetary relief, but seek a way to end that systemic problem and that is going to disappear," said Michael Lieder. Terry Gerton This is an important case, and the underlying allegations really date…
- Where Is Federal Law Enforcement’s Data-Buying Transparency?
Many U.S. government agencies buy data from data brokers, but a new intelligence community report just widened the transparency gap between them, with major privacy and civil liberties consequences. Part of the reason commercial data has…
- A look at how the NYPD built its surveillance system and the fight for transparency
NPR A look at how the NYPD built its surveillance system and the fight for transparency New York City police surveillance systems were paid for and adopted without the kind of public oversight cities usually require. NPR does not offer or…
- Police drones are coming. Cities need to establish rules now.
Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Brian O’Hara served as…
- Wisconsin Assembly passes constitutional amendment to limit diversity efforts
February 15, 2024 / 12:05 PM CST / AP A constitutional amendment supported by Republicans that attempts to limit diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in Wisconsin won approval Thursday in the state Assembly. The measure is the latest…
- Fifth Circuit on Pseudonymity of Libel Defendant (Who Claims She Was Sexually Assaulted)
Eugene Volokh | 11.4.2026 2:46 PM From Doe v. Roe, decided today by Fifth Circuit Judges Jennifer Walker Elrod, Carolyn Dineen King, and Carl Stewart: Daniel Altaras (Wigdor) represents Roe. NEXT: Wise Words from Third Circuit Judge…
- Federal judge dismisses charges against Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos
A federal judge dismissed criminal charges against Kseniia Petrova, the Russian-born Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States. The order from District Judge Leo T. Sorokin in Massachusetts came Wednesday…
- Police Using AI to Flag ‘Suspicious’ Drivers Who Haven’t Broken Law: Report
Oct 27, 2026 at 11:14 AM EDT Police are increasingly able to use AI to analyze Americans' driving patterns and flag motorists as potentially suspicious even when they were not previously suspected of a crime, according to a new report from…
- Voters in Texas City Reject Flock Cameras
Nov 04, 2026 at 07:14 AM EST Voters in a Texas city have rejected the continued use of Flock surveillance cameras by their police department, delivering a setback to the license plate-reading technology amid a wider debate over privacy and…
- Little Rock police redact files on misuse of Flock Safety cameras, citing exemption to open records law
As an answer to privacy concerns raised by critics of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras, Little Rock police say they routinely audit how officers use them. When those audits have found misuse, however, the Police Department has…
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