FDA Gives Early-Stage Approval for Psychedelic Used to Treat Mental Health Issues Psychedelics are enjoying a surge of interest from pharmaceutical companies looking to explore their potential for treatment of several mental health issues, from addiction to PTSD....
Federal Judge Rules Public Transportation Gun Ban Unconstitutional As we have previously covered, there has been a flurry of litigation when it comes to Illinois’ gun laws at both the state and federal level, as advocates on both sides of the issue continue to push...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
