Watch as US-Born Moms Kidnapped, Interrogated by Officers for Speaking Spanish — Lawsuit
By Matt Agorist Havre, MT — Ana Suda and Martha “Mimi” Hernandez are both US-born citizens who grew up in Texas and California respectively. But…
Civil Liberties
Baltimore Halts Spy Plane Flights As Program Fails To Reduce Homicides
By Tyler Durden All flight operations for Baltimore’s spy plane program will be canceled today, Saturday (Oct. 31), a Baltimore City Police (BPD) spokeswoman told WBALTV 11. Grounding of…
New COVID-19 Security Measures Will Make Health a Prerequisite for Travel
By Raul Diego Imagine standing at a TSA security checkpoint on your way home for the holidays. You’re getting ready to go through the awkward…
Court Records Show Google Gives Keyword Searches of Innocent People to Cops
By Matt Agorist Everyone reading this knows that there are few things on the internet more revealing than their internet search data. It is for…
Signed As Law: Vermont Bans Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology
By Michael Maharrey MONTPELIER, Vt. (Oct. 15, 2020) – Last week, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill into law that bans police from using…
San Francisco Cops Illegally Spy on Protests; Activists File Suit
By Michael Maharrey On Wednesday, local activists filed suit against the City of San Francisco for illegally spying on them during anti-police protests in late…
Secret Court Rules It Lacks Jurisdiction to Reveal Its Own Secret Opinions
By Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability In April, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (FISCR) published an opinion that set the civil liberties…
Constitutional Attorney Issues “Opt Out” Letter to Preserve Rights at Home During “Virtual Learning”
By The Rutherford Institute COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — (TRI) The Rutherford Institute has issued a precautionary “opt out” letter as a means by which families…
“Mr. Soul!” — Film Discussion September 24!
By Neenah Payne On Thursday, September 24 at 7 pm (ET), the Jacob Burns Film Center will host a live virtual conversation with Melissa Haizlip…
Portland’s Fight Against Face Surveillance
By Nathan Sheard This Wednesday, the Portland City Council will hear from residents, businesses, and civil society as they consider banning government use of face…
Technology Can’t Predict Crime, It Can Only Weaponize Proximity to Policing
By Matthew Guariglia In June 2020, Santa Cruz, California became the first city in the United States to ban municipal use of predictive policing, a…
Robocop Is Here — New Police Helmet Scans For Signs of COVID-19 and Uses Facial Recognition
By Jack Burns It took 33 years but Robocop is now here. Well, not exactly, but the rise of the police state fueled by advancements…
Appeals Court Suspends Protections for Journalists, Legal Observers Covering Protests
By Rebecca Ellis The order had allowed journalists and observers to stay behind as federal law enforcement dispersed protesters at nightly protests against police brutality….
Cops Strip Search 6 Kids, Including a Toddler, After Mom Took Too Long to Buy Muffins
By Matt Agorist Elizabethtown, KY — In the land of the free, taking ten minutes in a store to buy muffins is akin to robbing…