Tag: ACLU

Technology
Editorial: The ACLU's Anti-Aircraft Fire
Civil liberties activists want to stop the spread of drone as first responder programs despite their overwhelming success.
August 24, 2023
Technology
Editorial: The Militarization Myth
August 24, 2023
Point of Law
ACLU Sues Arizona Over 8-Foot Restriction on Filming Police
The law states that people cannot record the law enforcement activity if they know or reasonably should know that the activity is occurring. They are also are prohibited from recording if an officer has warned them about capturing the incident within 8 feet.
August 24, 2022
Point of Law
Charlotte City and Police Settle with Civil Rights Groups Over Protest Tactics
The terms of the settlement force extensive revisions to CMPD directives, including a ban on the use of CS tear gas during protests and a ban on the use of chemical weapons to “kettle” or trap protesters.
July 23, 2021
Command
CA Sheriff Defies Judge's Order to Release Violent Inmates Over COVID
Out of the inmates who are classified as medically vulnerable, 59 are in for murder, 39 for attempted murder, and 90 for child molestation and a litany of other crimes, Sheriff Don Barnes said.
December 16, 2020
Oc Sheriff
Patrol
ACLU Files Suit Against Honolulu Police
The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii has filed a lawsuit against the city of Honolulu and the Police Department alleging that an officer violated agency policy when he placed under arrest a teen who had gotten into an altercation with his son.
October 27, 2020
Patrol
ACLU Sues Boston Police for Alleged Excessive Use of Force at Protests
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Boston Police Department for withholding records related to recent anti-police demonstrations.
August 14, 2020
Technology
Massachusetts State Police Briefly Tested Robot Dog
The Massachusetts State Police reportedly tested a robot dog produced by Waltham-based Boston Dynamics for three months from August to November.
December 2, 2019
The Massachusetts State Police reportedly tested a robot dog produced by Waltham-based Boston Dynamics for three months from August to November.
Technology
San Francisco Could Ban Use of Facial Recognition by Law Enforcement
The proposal, introduced by San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin, would also require public input and the supervisors’ approval before agencies buy investigative technology with public funds. That includes the purchase of license plate readers, toll readers, closed-circuit cameras, body cams, and biometrics technology and software for forecasting criminal activity.
May 7, 2019
Special Units
Boston's Top Cop Fires Back at ACLU "Paper Warriors"
Boston Police Commissioner William Gross ripped into ACLU "paper warriors" for suing the city over a gang database, saying the civil rights advocates are turning a blind eye to "atrocities" committed by gang members.
November 26, 2018
Special Units
ACLU Sues Boston Police Department for Access to Gang Database
The ACLU and other groups seeking access to the database say that they want to know the demographic background of people in the system—such as race, age, local ZIP code, and nationality.
November 16, 2018
Patrol
Attorney General to Oppose Chicago Police Reforms
"Chicago’s agreement with the ACLU in late 2015 dramatically undercut proactive policing in the city … with homicides increasing more than 57 percent the very next year," Sessions said in the statement.
October 10, 2018
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