Action Alert: Help California Limit Surveillance Powers, Support SB1186
SB1186 needs to pass the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
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Tech Group Calls Police Use of Amazon Facial Recognition “Patriotic”
After an outcry over reports that law enforcement agencies are using facial recognition technology marketed by Amazon to profile people in real time, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released a letter claiming that Amazon’s Rekognition technology was “patriotic and can benefit society.”
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California Committee Passes Bill Ending Unrestricted Federal Militarization of Local Police
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 24, 2018) – Yesterday, a final California Assembly committee passed a bill that would require law enforcement agencies in the state to get local governmental approval before acquiring or using military equipment. Passage of the bill into law would set the stage to limit federal programs that militarize local police.
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Protect and Serve Act: Another Bipartisan Attack on the Tenth Amendment from Congress
Yesterday, the imperial “House of Representatives” continued its attack on the 10th Amendment and the entire Constitutional structure by easily passing the “protect and serve act.”
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Arizona Bill Takes on Federal Militarization of Police and the Surveillance State
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 31, 2018) – A bill introduced in the Arizona Senate would require law enforcement agencies to get local government approval before acquiring or using military equipment or surveillance technology. Passage of the legislation would set the stage to limit the surveillance state, along with the impact of federal programs that militarize local police.
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Maryland Bill Would Take Steps Toward Rejecting Federal Militarization of Local Police
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Jan. 26, 2018) – A bill introduced in the Maryland House would significantly limit the impact of federal programs that militarize local police.
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Illinois Bill Would Take Steps Toward Rejecting Federal Militarization of Local Police
SPRINGFIELD, Ill (Jan. 23, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Illinois House would significantly limit the impact of federal programs that militarize local police.
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Texas Cop Could Get Away with Murder Thanks to Federal Law Enforcement Partnership
The state of Texas wants to prosecute a former Austin Police Department detective for using excessive force and killing a man, but the officer has so far avoided prosecution by claiming federal immunity because he was working on a task force organized by the FBI.
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New Hampshire Bill Would Ban DUI Checkpoints; Free State from Some Federal Funding Strings
CONCORD, N.H. (Nov. 30, 2017) – A bill prefiled in the New Hampshire House would ban sobriety checkpoints in the state. The law would not only end constitutionally dubious “searches” in New Hampshire, it would also thwart federal programs that heavily influence state traffic laws.
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