Automated License Plate Readers: A Study in Failure
Groundbreaking report reveals high-tech cameras fail to catch criminals or recover stolen vehicles—but stick municipal taxpayers with huge costs. By Jonathan Hofer, Independent Institute November 30, 2021 Summary This new ...
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Flock CEO includes Charlottesville, Staunton in email blaming activists for cities dropping the company’s services
Charlottesville Police Chief Michael Kochis said Flock Safety's CEO sent an "unprofessional" email blaming activists for multiple departments' decisions to end their relationships with the company. By Dori Zook December 30, 2025 ...
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Six Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Surveillance Technology
Community members, policymakers, and political leaders can make better decisions about new technology by asking these questions. Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU July 15, 2022 If police in your community are ...
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The Right to be Left Alone
By: Judge Andrew Napolitano Last week, the Trump administration announced the streamlining of access to illegally seized personal data from unsuspecting Americans, thereby making warrantless domestic spying easier for the ...
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Holes in the Constitution
By: Judge Andrew Napolitano Among the lesser-known holes in the Constitution cut by the Patriot Act of 2001 was the destruction of the “wall” between federal law enforcement and federal ...
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Constitutional Sheriffs Gather
Sheriffs who abide by their oaths of office in the face of unconstitutional federal overreach are making a difference. ... by Alex Newman LAS VEGAS — Sheriffs have the power ...
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Automatic License Plate Readers: Legal Status and Policy Recommendations for Law Enforcement Use
SUMMARY: The proliferation of ALPR technology raises serious civil rights and civil liberties concerns. Courts, lawmakers, and technology vendors must take action. Ángel Díaz Rachel Levinson-Waldman PUBLISHED: September 10, 2020 Americans drive. ...
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Applying the Fourth Amendment’s Original Meaning to Cell Phones and Heat Sensors
By: Michael Rappaport How should the Fourth Amendment’s original meaning be applied to modern technology that was not in existence at the time of the Amendment’s enactment? Many commentators believe ...
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Supreme Court Simultaneously Tramples State Sovereignty and Fourth Amendment
By: Suzanne Sherman A case recently decided by the U.S. Supreme Court once again reveals the inherent danger of placing virtually unlimited authority in the federal judiciary and centralizing decision ...
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The Constitution, the Census and Citizenship
by Judge Andrew Napolitano Late last month, the Supreme Court ruled on a challenge to a question that the Commerce Department announced it would add to the 2020 census. The ...
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