Appellate Court Finds Law Enforcement Violated Constitutional Rights with Warrantless Search of Email Containing Possible Child Pornography The Second Circuit of Appeals recently found that law enforcement violated the 4th Amendment rights of an individual when they...
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Criminal Justice Reform on the Ballot in Several States
Voters to Weigh in on Marijuana Legalization, Police Funding, and Other Issues With the upcoming election in November, voters in several states will have the opportunity to vote on several ballot initiatives that are designed to allow the public to have their voices...
Me Too Movement 2.0?
Sexual Assault Accusations Against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Garth Brooks Rattles Music Industry In the past several weeks there have been a new rash of criminal charges and accusations of sexual assault against icons in the music industry, including federal charges...
Criminal Justice Reform Continues in Illinois
As we have previously covered, the passing and implementation of the SAFE-T Act, which eliminated cash bail in Illinois, was a hotly debated/litigated issue that saw both sides forecasting the best/worst outcomes with the dramatic change in how pretrial release is...
Illinois Law Enforcement Agencies Embracing Use of Drones
Chicago Police Department Looking to Expand Drone Fleet Last year the Chicago Police Department (“CPD”) purchased its first five drones and hired three pilots, but the CPD is trying to find the funding to purchase more, saying that drones are, “the future of...
Indicted New York Mayor Eric Adams Defense Team Hints at Weak Case After Prosecutors Turn Over Evidence
Federal Prosecutors Turn Over Brady Evidence Concerning Key Witness The defense team representing indicted New York Mayor Eric Adams conveyed their belief to the media that the case against the embattled Mayor is weak after they recently received Brady evidence from...
Dangerous Elements Continue to Plague Prisons Across the Country
Uncertainty Remains Around Prisoners Safety in the Face of Hurricanes With Hurricane Milton approaching (and now passed), several county jails and prisons in the evacuation zone in Florida announced that they would not evacuate inmates before the storm made landfall,...
Police Increasingly Rely on Video Technology as Critics Question Effectiveness
Extensive Chicago Police Surveillance System Falls Short of Expectations The city of Chicago has one of the largest and most sophisticated surveillance networks in the United States, at great expense to the city’s taxpayers, but a recent investigation found that in...
Appellate Court to Review “Ghost Gun” Ban with Supreme Court Decision Looming
New York State Lawsuit Against Manufacturers Reviewed by Second Circuit Manufacturers of parts and kits that are used to assemble so called “ghost guns” asked the Second Circuit to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the New York Attorney General over their ability to sell...
More Arrests Linked to Cryptocurrency
FBI Raids Miami Mansion Linked to $230 Million Crypto Theft Earlier this week, the FBI raided a waterfront mansion in Miami and arrested one of two individuals in connection with a $230 million cryptocurrency scam. Malone Lam, 20, was arrested in Miami while his...