Supreme Court Effectively Grants Absolute Immunity to Federal Cops
By Michael Maharrey The Supreme Court let stand two appellate court opinions that in effect give federal agents and local police deputized as federal agents…
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Supreme Court Refuses to Limit Warrantless Surveillance
By Michael Maharrey According to the Supreme Court, the legality of NSA mass surveillance can’t even be legally challenged. This was the message the Court…
Signed as Law: Arizona Prohibits Warrantless Access to Prescription Databases
By Michael Maharrey Last week, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill into law that will require state and federal law enforcement officers to get…
Supreme Court Makes It Even Harder to Sue Abusive Federal Agents
By Michael Maharrey In another fail for liberty, a recent Supreme Court decision effectively expanded qualified immunity and makes it virtually impossible for people to…
Signed as Law: Colorado Limits Government Use of Facial Recognition
By Mike Maharrey Last week, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill that places some limits on the use of facial recognition technology. The new…
Austin Texas Voters Decriminalize Marijuana and Ban No-Knock Warrants
By Michael Maharrey AUSTIN, Texas (May 16, 2022) – Austin voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure ending local enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and banning…
The TSA: Centralized Government in a Nutshell
By Michael Maharrey I loathe the TSA. It’s dehumanizing. And it’s a glaring example of what you get when you centralize power in the federal…
Now in Effect: Utah Law Expands Limits on Drone Surveillance
By Michael Maharrey SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (May 4, 2022) – Today, a Utah law that expands state limits on government drone surveillance went into…
What Happened When New Mexico Ended Civil Asset Forfeiture?
By Michael Maharrey In 2015, New Mexico scrapped its civil asset forfeiture laws and replaced them with a criminal process requiring a conviction before forfeiture…
Private ALPR Companies Turn Local Cops Into Data Collectors for the Feds
By Michael Maharrey Local police departments using automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) in conjunction with Vigilant Solutions databases are likely sharing information with the feds….
Boston Police Use Asset Forfeiture Funds to Secretly Purchase Stingray Spy Device
By Michael Maharrey Civil asset forfeiture is a pernicious policy in its own right. It is nothing more than legalized, institutionalized, government-sanctioned theft. Forfeiture laws…
The War on the Dollar
By Michael Maharrey I recently appeared on the David Knight Show to talk about how the U.S. government and the Federal Reserve are waging war…
Signed as Law: Utah Expands Limits on Drone Surveillance
By Michael Maharrey SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (March 25, 2022) – On Monday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed a bill into law expanding state limits…
New York Bill Would Ban Surveillance and Weaponized Robots
By Michael Maharrey ALBANY, N.Y. (Feb. 28, 2022) – A bill introduced in the New York Senate would ban police from using weaponized robots or…