Michigan Supreme Court Allows Evidence Collected by Drone, Without a Warrant: 'The court declined to address whether the search violated the Fourth Amendment and merely held that the evidence could not be excluded in a civil case.'

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'Narcotics officers are under investigation after they secretly used cameras in drug busts, and concealed video that contradicted their testimony. But the DA is still pursuing some cases they built.'

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Opinion by Mark McCormick, ACLU of Kansas: After Kansas civil asset forfeiture reform, let’s funnel that money into communities it came from

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America’s prison system is turning into a de facto nursing home: Why are more and more older people spending their dying years behind bars?

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An AI tool used in thousands of criminal cases is facing legal challenges

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When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence

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In an excellent piece written in the Los Angeles Times, the editorial board deconstructs the death penalty and how its history in California (and across the country) has been tainted by racism. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

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'The Council of DC enacted a suite of draconian measures the city hasn’t seen since the 1990s. The difference between then and now is that, with the benefit of hindsight and research, we can be confident the changes will cause more harm than they prevent.'

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People can’t be detained just for trying to avoid police, California Supreme Court says

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Editorial by @LATimes: Indiana’s private-for-profit asset forfeiture scheme undermines justice, 'Using a process known as civil asset forfeiture, law enforcement agencies seize private property that they claim was somehow involved in a crime.'

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'Explorer posts, overseen by the Boy Scouts, are supposed to foster an interest in policing. They have faced nearly 200 allegations of misconduct.'

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