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ACLU Calls for L.A. County Sheriff Baca's Resignation
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is reopening several investigations into allegations of deputy brutality in county lockups, and making changes in how deputies interact with inmates, he announced at a Sunday press conference.
October 9, 2011
Technology
ACLU Questions Oakland's Body Camera Policy In Fatal Shooting
The officer's Vievu on-body camera, which is about the size of a pager, captured the Sept. 25 shooting in East Oakland. The officer fatally shot the suspect, who had a gun and drugs, after a foot pursuit and struggle.
October 2, 2011
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Ill. Judge To ACLU: Overturning Wiretapping Law Helps Gangs
A senior Illinois appellate judge has said if the state's wiretapping law is overturned, gang bangers "will rejoice." The judge said overturning the law would help gangs monitoring each other, including allowing them to secretly record police informants.
September 27, 2011
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ACLU: Shackling Illegals In Court Is Cruel and Unusual
The American Civil Liberties Union's northern California chapter and other groups have sued the federal government to halt the shackling of illegal immigrants during court hearings.
August 18, 2011
Technology
ACLU Demands Mobile-Phone Data from LE Agencies In 31 States
Thirty-four ACLU affiliates in 31 states filed 379 public records requests in 31 states around the nation on Wednesday, demanding information about how law enforcement agencies use mobile-phone location information.
August 2, 2011
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ACLU Claims NJ Cops Misuse Informants
The report, which came after a three-year investigation by the ACLU, claims New Jersey agencies have a disjointed, confusing, and, in some cases, nonexistent policies on how New Jersey law enforcement agencies use confidential informants.
June 27, 2011
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ACLU Sues To Overturn Indiana Immigration Law
The law allows state and local police to arrest subjects on a "removal order" from an immigration court, a "detainer or notice of action issued" or if they have been convicted of one or more aggravated felonies.
May 24, 2011
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Feds Launch Probe of Newark PD
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a 96-page petition accusing Newark of spotty internal affairs investigations and rampant misconduct in September.
May 8, 2011
Technology
Michigan ACLU Questions Troopers' Use of Cellphone Data Extractors
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan wants more information about how Michigan State Police troopers are using devices known as cellular data extractors to retrieve information from a citizen's mobile device during a traffic stop without their consent.
April 17, 2011
Cellebrite's UFED standard is a mobile forensic device that extracts data from 95% of cellular phones on the market today, according to the company. Photo via Cellebrite.
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ACLU To Chicago: Stop Adding Surveillance Cameras
The American Civil Liberties Union issued a report today calling on Chicago city leaders to stop adding to the network of video surveillance cameras accessible to the police department.
February 7, 2011
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ACLU Calls for Civil Rights Probe of Seattle PD
The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington called on the U.S. Justice Department Thursday to investigate whether there is a pattern and practice of civil rights violations by the Seattle Police Department, citing a newly released video showing an officer kicking an African-American teenage boy and other "unnecessarily violent confrontations with citizens" of color.
November 17, 2010
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Judge Won't Dismiss Challenge to Arizona's Immigration Law
In her ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton found that "race, alienage, or national origin discrimination was a motivating factor in the enactment of S.B. 1070."
October 12, 2010
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