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Patrol

Murder Rate Rises As Philly Controls Stop-and-Frisk

New York City leaders considering reining in the department's stop-and-frisk policy amid criticism from civil liberties groups have looked to Philadelphia for a possible model.

July 10, 2012

Technology

NYCLU Releases 'Stop and Frisk Watch' App

The New York Civil Liberties Union has released the "Stop and Frisk Watch" app for Android phones that lets users to record and report police activity to the group.

June 7, 2012

Technology

Court Shelves Ban on Recording of Officers In Ill.

A federal appellate court has ordered Illinois police and prosecutors not to arrest or charge anyone for recording police officers.

May 8, 2012

Patrol

ACLU Sues Border Patrol Over Traffic Stops

The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Border Patrol, alleging agents routinely and illegally violate the rights of Latinos and other people of color through unjustifiable traffic stops.

April 26, 2012

Patrol

Civil Rights Suit Filed Against NYPD's Stop-and-Frisk

The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against New York City and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, claiming officers conducted suspicionless stops inside private buildings.

March 28, 2012

Patrol

ACLU: FBI's 'Positive Intel' Violates Muslims' Religious Rights

The FBI used its "mosque outreach" program to illegally obtain information about the religious practices of San Francisco-area Muslims, the American Civil Liberties Union claims.

March 26, 2012

Patrol

ACLU Critical of California's Prison 'Realignment'

California's initiative to shift state inmates to local jails has drawn fire from the American Civil Liberties Union, who has released a report criticizing "realignment."

March 22, 2012

Patrol

ICE Shooter Subject of Complaints

A federal agent who was killed after shooting his supervisor in a workplace confrontation in California had been the subject of complaints by immigrant advocates for allegedly using coercive tactics with immigrants.

March 1, 2012

Gangs

LASD Jail Probe: A View From the Inside

While behind bars, I honed my skills with on-the-job training. I learned how to slip out of my handcuffs, cut metal, and smuggle knives, hacksaws, and drugs. Most of all, I learned how to manipulate, intimidate, and confuse deputies who were still learning how to be cops.

January 2, 2012

Patrol

Video: ACLU and NAACP Want Fed Probe of Vegas OIS

The NAACP in Las Vegas and the ACLU of Nevada want seperate investigations into the shooting of an unarmed Gulf War veteran who had rammed patrol cars at an apartment complex.

December 14, 2011

Technology

ACLU Questions Denver's On-Body Cameras

Twenty three Denver officers are testing the devices during a 60-day pilot program. During the test period, officers learning to use the new technology will decide when to activate the cameras, a decision that has drawn fire from the ACLU of Colorado.

November 20, 2011

Patrol

ACLU: L.A. Sheriff's Deputies Harassed Photographers

The ACLU of Southern California has sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and several of its deputies, claiming they harassed, detained and improperly searched photographers taking pictures legally in public places.

October 30, 2011