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“Stop and Frisk” down = increased crime
New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has made it clear. Stop and Frisk, as it is commonly known, saves lives. Some activists thoroughly oppose the program. They believe that Stop and Frisk is...
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International Association of Chiefs of Police’s Suggests Guidelines for Drones
This month, the International Association of Chiefs of Police’s (IACP) Aviation Committee published their “Recommended Guidelines for the use of Unmanned Aircraft.” It is just my hunch, but I think...
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Public Safety Concerns – More Important than the Miranda Decision?
In the aftermath of the Boston Terror incident, civil liberties proponents and media pundits are questioning whether the suspect should have been advised of his Miranda rights. The case illustrates...
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Phoenix Removes Gun Training Ads from Bus Shelters
When Arizona’s Constitutional Carry Law, (which allows all law abiding citizens to open or concealed carry firearms without permitting or training requirements), became effective in July, 2010, a...
View ArticleCA Prison Realignment not Living up to Expectations
Recently legislators, taxpayers, and criminal justice professionals have been taking a stand against the high cost of incarceration in the US. More than 2.2. million people are serving jail and prison...
View ArticleLicense Plate Readers – Law Enforcement Tool or Danger to Liberty?
The Virginian-Pilot recently reported that use of automatic license plate readers continues in the Norfolk area in spite of an official opinion issued in February 2013 by former Attorney General Ken...
View ArticleDirty Laundry – The Coverage of Detective Santiago’s Ambush
When Detective Melvin Santiago, 23, was ambushed while responding to an armed suspect call, the Jersey City community responded with shock and sadness. Or at least most of the residents of this city...
View ArticleInsane Clown Posse Loses Court Case Against FBI
Fans of a controversial rap duo recently lost a court case against the FBI. If you’re a fan of the rap duo Insane Clown Posse, you sometimes wear weird clown makeup, you call yourself a Juggalo or a...
View ArticleThe Encryption Problem
The American legal system has always struggled with the concept of privacy. Although the US Constitution never uses the word “privacy,” it guarantees Americans the right to go about the business of...
View ArticleMore Controversy about Stops-and-Searches
The New York Police Department received some good news recently when court-appointed mediator Philip Zimroth praised the NYPD in his report about stop-and-frisk practices in the Big Apple. But the...
View ArticleSpeech at Ceremony Honoring Police Frightens ACLU
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. – American Civil Liberties Union New Jersey chapter disapproved a speech used during a ceremony that honored law enforcement, military and first responders held Friday night before a...
View ArticleSheriff Proposes Inmate Assistance to Build Trump’s Wall
BRISTOL COUNTY, Mass. – A Massachusetts sheriff wants to help President-elect Donald Trump build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border—by offering up inmates to work on the project, reported Fox News....
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DHS Willfully Ignoring Federal Judge
QUEENS, N.Y. – The ACLU is getting “multiple reports” that federal customs agents are siding with President Trump. They are willfully ignoring a Brooklyn federal judge. The jurist demanded that...
View ArticleLicense Plate Readers – Law Enforcement Tool or Danger to Liberty?
The Virginian-Pilot recently reported that use of automatic license plate readers continues in the Norfolk area in spite of an official opinion issued in February 2013 by former Attorney General Ken...
View ArticleDirty Laundry – The Coverage of Detective Santiago’s Ambush
When Detective Melvin Santiago, 23, was ambushed while responding to an armed suspect call, the Jersey City community responded with shock and sadness. Or at least most of the residents of this city...
View ArticleInsane Clown Posse Loses Court Case Against FBI
Fans of a controversial rap duo recently lost a court case against the FBI. If you’re a fan of the rap duo Insane Clown Posse, you sometimes wear weird clown makeup, you call yourself a Juggalo or a...
View ArticleThe Encryption Problem
The American legal system has always struggled with the concept of privacy. Although the US Constitution never uses the word “privacy,” it guarantees Americans the right to go about the business of...
View ArticleMore Controversy about Stops-and-Searches
The New York Police Department received some good news recently when court-appointed mediator Philip Zimroth praised the NYPD in his report about stop-and-frisk practices in the Big Apple. But the...
View ArticleSpeech at Ceremony Honoring Police Frightens ACLU
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. – American Civil Liberties Union New Jersey chapter disapproved a speech used during a ceremony that honored law enforcement, military and first responders held Friday night before a...
View ArticleSheriff Proposes Inmate Assistance to Build Trump’s Wall
BRISTOL COUNTY, Mass. – A Massachusetts sheriff wants to help President-elect Donald Trump build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border—by offering up inmates to work on the project, reported Fox News....
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