Santa Cruz California Bans Facial Recognition and Predictive Policing Technology
By Michael Maharrey Last month, the Santa Cruz City Council banned facial recognition and predictive policing technology in the city. The growing movement to prohibit…
By Michael Maharrey Last month, the Santa Cruz City Council banned facial recognition and predictive policing technology in the city. The growing movement to prohibit…
By Michael Maharrey When Congress inserted provisions into the 2012 NDAA authorizing indefinite detention without due process, I called them federal kidnapping provisions. And I…
By Michael Maharrey KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 16, 2020) – Last week, the Kansas City City Council voted to decriminalize marijuana possession and eliminate all…
By Michael Maharrey OLYMPIA, Wash. (July 7, 2020) – Last week, a Washington state law went into effect that requires a warrant for ongoing and…
By Michael Maharrey RICHMOND, Va. (July 7, 2020) – On July 1, a Virginia law went into effect that decriminalizes marijuana possession despite federal prohibition….
By Michael Maharrey ALBANY, N.Y. – A bill introduced in the New York Assembly would create a process to sue police officers in state court…
By Michael Maharrey ALBANY, N.Y. (June 25, 2020) – Bills introduced in the New York Assembly and Senate would ban state and local law enforcement…
By Michael Maharrey TRENTON, N.J. (June 19, 2020) – Yesterday, the New Jersey Assembly passed a bill to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana…
By Michael Maharrey On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order to address police reform in the United States, continuing a long history of unconstitutional…
By Michael Maharrey CHARLESTON, W. Va. (June 10, 2020) – Last week, a West Virginia law imposing strict reporting requirements for all asset forfeitures in…
By Michael Maharrey MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (June 4, 2020) – United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) flew an unarmed Predator drone over the streets of…
By Michael Maharrey American police have an institutional problem with violence. It flows out of the war on drugs which has led to the increasing…
By Michael Maharrey RICHMOND, Va. (May 26, 2020) – Last week, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam gave final approval to a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession…
By Michael Maharrey ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 8, 2020) – Yesterday, Maryland Gov. Lawrence Hogan announced he would allow a bill to ban the use of…