CTA Using Artificial Intelligence Surveillance Program to Identify Guns in Stations Earlier this month the Chicago Transit Authority (“CTA”) announced that it was currently one month into a year long pilot program with the private company ZeroEyes, a company that...
Month: August 2024
Post-Arrest Swabs Are Legal But Are They Justified?
Concerns of Police Overstepping When Collecting DNA Samples Post Arrest Since the Supreme Court ruled in 2013 that law enforcement can take DNA samples from arrestees after an arrest is not a violation of an individual’s Fourth Amendment rights. the practice has...
Illinois Police Departments Show Troubling Patterns in Use of Traffic Stops
Investigation Finds Chicago Police Officers Routinely Fail to Report Traffic Stops A recent investigation by a watchdog organization found that Chicago Police officers have routinely failed to document instances of traffic stops that do not end in arrest or charges,...
Federal Government May Be Violating Your Fourth Amendment Rights
Concerns Raised Over Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Buying Peoples’ Data It is becoming increasingly apparent that the government may be circumventing the Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches by buying up large amount of data from third parties...
Straw Purchaser of Gun Used in Police Officer’s Death Sentenced
Indiana Woman Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Role In Death Ashantae Corruthers, an Indianapolis woman, was the second person sentenced to federal prison for their role in procuring a firearm for a known felon by acting as a “straw purchaser” for a person who was...
FDA Rejects Approval for MDMA Therapy
Company Hopes It Can Convince FDA to Reevaluate Drug as Treatment for PTSD in Future The US Food and Drug Administration recently rejected a company’s proposed treatment for PTSD which would have prescribed the drug MDMA combined with talk therapy for federal...
Growing Concerns Over Social Media and Government Agencies
DOJ Sets Procedures for Federal Agencies to Interact with Social Media Companies The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced that it had developed and implemented formal policies and procedures for how the FBI and other federal agencies should interact with...
Department of Justice Wants Increased Punishments for Crimes Involving Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Calls for Specific Guidelines Enhancements for Crimes Utilizing Artificial Intelligence As we have previously covered, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) remains focused on the impact that Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) could/does have on criminal activities and...
Illinois Legislature Declines to Vote on Gun Safety Laws as Crime Rates Rise in Chicago
Bills Aimed at Public Safety and Transparency Fail to Garner Support for Vote Three proposed bills aimed at preventing gun violence and increasing transparency and accessibility for the public of police activity failed to receive a vote this past spring session...
Increased Scrutiny Over Warrantless Searches of Phones at the Border
New York Judge Finds Search of Individual’s Locked Phone at Border Crossing Violates Fourth Amendment Rights Judge Nina R. Morrison, a federal judge in New York, ruled that US Customs agents are not permitted to force a traveler to unlock their phone in order to...