News & Commentary about Search and Seizure

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Oct 26, 2026

Police Are Increasingly Pulling People Over Because AI Deems Their Driving Patterns “Suspicious”

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Jan 20, 2022

In Montana, Your Right to Cell Phone Privacy is Up for Debate

crime investigator wearing gloves fingerprinting person

Nov 9, 2021

Stop-and-Fingerprint Can’t Become the Next Stop-and-Frisk

Oct 8, 2021

What the Supreme Court Can and Can't Do About Mass Incarceration in the Current Term

Protestors march down Pennsylvania Avenue holding signs that read “Defund the Police” and “Stop Police Brutality” among other signs.

Jun 11, 2020

Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer

Jul 23, 2018

When a Stop-and-Frisk Became a Stop-and-Grope

Jan 26, 2018

Federal Immigration Officials Conspired with New Hampshire Police to Circumvent State Law

May 18, 2017

Home Is Where My Fear Lives. Here’s My Story of Being Black in Madison County, Mississippi.

Sep 13, 2016

Local Police Using and Abusing DNA and Other Biometric Technologies

Feb 10, 2016

This Federal Appeals Court's Ruling Put a Dent in Police Officers' 'Qualified Immunity' Defense