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America's Homeless Population Rises For The Sixth Year In A Row
"According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's latest report on homelessness in the United States, 653,104 Americans were homeless in 2023. Last year, levels of homelessness climbed for the sixth year."
https://www.statista.com/chart/24642/total-number-of-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-year/
File Under No SH*T: Americans think cities can't arrest their way out of the homelessness crisis
https://endhomelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Summary-of-Public-Opinion-Polling-on-Homelessness-June-2024.pdf
Crime is down, but politicians still choose statistics to fit their narratives
https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/10/08/crime-is-down-fbi-says-but-politicians-still-choose-statistics-to-fit-their-narratives/
Georgia sheriff called deputies for help after Burger King got his order wrong
From the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association Conference: WRAP’s BolaWrap, drones, batons and Taser gloves
https://www.police1.com/police-training/from-the-ileeta-show-floor-wraps-bolawrap-drones-batons-and-more
Taser Glove
https://www.complianttechnologies.net/the-glove
Florida health officials threaten television stations for airing abortion ballot campaign ad
“The right of broadcasters to speak freely is rooted in the First Amendment. Threats against broadcast stations for airing content that conflicts with the government’s views are dangerous and undermine the fundamental principle of free speech,” Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4922941-florida-health-officials-threaten-television-stations-abortion-ad/
FCC rebukes DeSantis admin for threat against TV stations airing abortion measure ad
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/fcc-desantis-tv-stations-florida-amendment-4-ad-rcna174704
U.S. soldiers to operate THAAD missile defense system in Israel
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-824293
Peter Thiel (Palantir) From Gaza AI War Criminal To White House Puppet Master
"J.D. Vance is a political neophyte, first running for Senate only in 2021. He was able to do so thanks to an enormous $15 million donation from Thiel – the largest ever amount to a Senate candidate. That Thiel had plucked someone from his own firm and bankrolled his political career raised many eyebrows at the time, with many feeling the billionaire had essentially bought a senate seat and put a pawn in his place."
https://www.mintpressnews.com/peter-thiel-gaza-ai-war-white-house/288372/
Judicially Executed Cover-Up of January 6th Trump Prosecution
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/judicially-executed-cover
Despite ‘Good Guy’ Image, America's Sheriffs Endanger Elections and People
https://theappeal.org/sheriffs-democracy-elections-jess-pishko/
Trump's 'God Bless The USA' Bibles Are Made In China
https://apnews.com/article/trump-god-bless-usa-bible-china-32a80611605d4052d8238064bbcace4c
Outrage as Trump 'endorses a woman getting hit' after she disrupts his rally
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-rally-heckler-getting-hit/
Trump wants citizens who oppose him to be ‘handled’ by military
Trump escalates rhetoric on outlawing political dissent and criticism
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/totally-illegal-trump-escalates-rhetoric-outlawing-political-dissent-c-rcna174280
Republican Candidate Poses With Friend's Wife, Daughters For Campaign Ad
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-republican-candidate-poses-with-friends-wife-daughters-for-campaign-ad-6745289
Republican Candidates, Looking to Soften Their Image, Turn to Their Wives
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/us/politics/republican-candidates-wives-ads.html
A Blizzard of FOIA Election-Related Requests from Heritage Foundation
https://www.propublica.org/article/have-government-employees-mentioned-climate-change-voting-or-gender-identity-the-heritage-foundation-wants-to-know
https://lawstreetmedia.com/insights/a-blizzard-of-foia-requests-from-heritage-foundation/
Kamala Harris Fantasized About Weaponizing DOJ Against 'Misinformation' (2019)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/442261-harris-says-her-administration-would-hold-social-media-platforms/
DOJ Guide: Police-Media Interactions during Mass Demonstrations
https://portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/content.ashx/cops-r1167-pub.pdf
DOJ gives $84M to American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes to Increase Law Enforcement
U.S. spends a record $17.9B on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-us-military-spending-8e6e5033f7a1334bf6e35f86e7040e14
U.S. Legal Objections to ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, Part I
https://www.justsecurity.org/100078/icc-arrest-warrants-israel-hamas/
Netherlands prosecutors to consider criminal case over Israeli interference into ICC
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/oct/08/dutch-prosecutors-mull-criminal-case-israel-interference-icc#
District court rules ICE, CBP and other federal agencies can withhold FOIA info. related to nationalism and deportations
https://webservices.courthousenews.com/sites/Data/AppellateOpinionUploads/2024-07-10--16-21-37-121cv2232-10-7-2024.pdf
ICE and DHS use dental x-rays to wrongfully send hundreds of migrant minors to adult detention centers
Hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children are incorrectly placed each year in adult immigration detention centers in the U.S. due to the illegal use of dental X-rays to determine their age, according to immigration lawyers and rights groups.
https://prismreports.org/2024/10/02/migrant-minors-sent-to-adult-detention/
https://firrp.org/rights-groups-ask-court-to-order-release-of-u-s-government-info-on-dental-and-bone-x-rays-of-migrant-childrenflorence-project-decries-arizona-supreme-court-ruling-allowing-unwise-and-unconstitutional/
NY Mets facing class action suit for using facial recognition to ID unsuspecting fans
https://nypost.com/2024/10/12/us-news/mets-used-facial-recognition-to-profit-on-unsuspecting-citi-field-fans-suit/
Police seldom disclose use of facial recognition despite false arrests
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/06/police-facial-recognition-secret-false-arrest/
https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/07/cops_love_facial_recognition_and/
Hays County Sheriff’s Department has used Clearview AI facial recognition in at least 120 cases
https://universitystar.com/27430/news/sheriff-department-uses-facial-recognition-software/
NASA Access To Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/11/for-whatever-reason-nasas-inspector-general-has-decided-to-buy-itself-some-clearview-access/
https://www.404media.co/nasa-bought-facial-recognition-tech-clearview-ai/
Depressing: Clearview AI Recognized Among America's Fastest Growing Private Companies
https://www.clearview.ai/press-room/clearview-ai-debuts-on-inc-5000-list-recognized-among-america's-fastest-growing-private-companies
ChatGPT can ID people using their faces
"This paper explores the application of large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, for biometric tasks. We specifically examine the capabilities of ChatGPT in performing biometric-related tasks, with an emphasis on face recognition, gender detection, and age estimation. Since biometrics are considered as sensitive information, ChatGPT avoids answering direct prompts, and thus we crafted a prompting strategy to bypass its safeguard and evaluate the capabilities for biometrics tasks. Our study reveals that ChatGPT recognizes facial identities and differentiates between two facial images with considerable accuracy. "
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10647924
Penske Logistics sued for using facial recognition to ID drivers
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/class-action-alleges-penske-logistics-used-ai-powered-cams-in-monitoring-regime-without-consent/ar-AA1rIaWw
Car-sharing company Getaround sued for using facial recognition to ID drivers
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/car-sharing-platform-sued-over-drivers-facial-data-collection
Victoria Milan dating app sued for using facial recognition to ID members
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/bipa/dating-site-unlawfully-collects-retains-users-facial-scans-class-action-claims/
IRS Direct File To Expand Availability In A Dozen New States (Facial Recognition)
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-direct-file-set-to-expand-availability-in-a-dozen-new-states-and-cover-wider-range-of-tax-situations-for-the-2025-tax-filing-season
https://help.id.me/hc/en-us/articles/8214940302999-Internal-Revenue-Service-and-ID-me
Lawmakers Urge IRS To Stop Using "Direct File" ID.me Facial Recognition To ID Tax-filers
https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/final_-_warren_wyden_porter_letter_to_irs_and_treasury_re_idmeanddirectfile.pdf
GSA's Login to offer facial recognition to customer agencies
https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2024/10/gsas-login-offer-face-recognition-customer-agencies/400170
U.S. Army to use Leidos facial recognition at all their bases
https://www.leidos.com/insights/leidos-awarded-249-million-us-army-force-protection-contract
U.S. Army to use Parsons mobile facial recognition devices
https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/technology/parsons-corporation-secures-nearly-2m-technical-direction-letter
Apple patent would create re-usable digital IDs
https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/external.html
DHS Awards Contracts to 4 Startups to Develop Privacy-Enhancing Synthetic Data Generation Capabilities
https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/news/2024/10/08/st-awards-contracts-four-startups-develop-privacy-enhancing-synthetic-data-generation-capabilities
Inside the Federal Protective Service, DHS’s Domestic Police Force
DHS political leadership deploys the Federal Protective Service (FPS) to facilitate crackdowns on demonstrations, monitor nationwide protest movements, and intimidate people speaking their mind about hot-button topics online. Across administrations, FPS has targeted Americans for their political speech and activities, even when unrelated to threats to federal infrastructure. FPS has also used Dataminr to track social media posts and protests related to the war in Gaza.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/inside-federal-protective-service-homeland-securitys-domestic-police
Alcataz AI and CBORD to install facial recognition turnstiles in school campuses and hospitals
https://alcatraz.ai/blog/alcatraz-ai-partners-with-cbord-to-enhance-higher-education-healthcare-security-with-ai-powered-biometric-access-control-technology
Limiting the Military’s Role (National Guard) in Law Enforcement
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/limiting-militarys-role-law-enforcement
Some of Portland BLM protesters’ assault claims against feds will proceed
https://www.courthousenews.com/some-of-portland-protesters-assault-claims-against-feds-will-proceed/
Portland court rules peaceful BLM protesters can sue police who used “less lethal munitions” and can have their arrest records expunged
https://webservices.courthousenews.com/sites/Data/AppellateOpinionUploads/2024-08-10--11-27-16-8aa3cfbc-1d24-4377-8f2b-ca7d410a68d1.pdf
Appeals Court lifts injunction against Florida anti-rioting (BLM) law
"The Florida Supreme Court has now confirmed that the riot statute does not attach to peaceful conduct. A protestor cannot be prosecuted under the riot statute if she is merely found within or alongside a group that turns violent or engages in violence," U.S. Circuit Judge Jill Pryor, a Barack Obama appointee, wrote in the opinion.
https://www.courthousenews.com/11th-circuit-lifts-injunction-against-florida-anti-rioting-law
Columbia Law School Told Professors to Call Campus Police on Student Protesters
https://theintercept.com/2024/10/07/columbia-law-professors-protests-israel-gaza/
A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classrooms
https://apnews.com/article/gaza-israel-palestinians-campus-protest-anniversary-46faa669edb6b8bf1da6f670f6186bbc
Chinese Hack To AT&T/Verizon Wiretap System Shows Why We Can't Allow Police To Have Backdoor Access To Encryption
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/08/chinese-access-to-att-verizon-wiretap-system-shows-why-we-cannot-backdoor-encryption/
Blue-ribbon panel on government FISA surveillance powers languishes as distractions pile up for Congress
https://therecord.media/fisa-reform-commission-delayed-congress
The Automated Fourth Amendment
"Criminal procedure doctrine has failed to insist on some level of scrutiny of—or skepticism about—the reliability of this technology. Through an original study analyzing numerous state and federal court opinions, this Article exposes the implications of law enforcement’s reliance on these practices given the weighty interests that hang in the balance. After revealing the infirmity of current case law, this Article argues for a doctrinal shift to require assessment of policing technology reliability as part of Fourth Amendment reasonableness determinations and offers a framework that would allow courts to do so. Such a shift may prevent further erosion of privacy rights, particularly for Black, Latine, and other marginalized communities subjected to rampant Fourth Amendment abuses."
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4761120
Real-Time Information Center to unlock new surveillance capabilities for Greeley police
https://www.greeleytribune.com/2024/10/08/at-the-click-of-a-button-real-time-information-center-to-unlock-new-capabilities-for-greeley-police/
https://www.fusus.com/rtc3-products/fusus-real-time-crime-center-in-the-cloud
Ring users can now search for specific things like a red bicycle or a person wearing red clothes
https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/09/amazon-revamps-ring-subscriptions-with-ai-video-search/
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/9/24265564/ring-ai-smart-video-search-security-camera-price-availability
Oakland City Council will decide whether ShotSpotter is worth its $2.5M contract
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/oakland-council-decide-shotspotter-worth-2-5m-19821843.php
Confusing article about Austin police license plate readers, are they 60 percent inaccurate?
“If we got 40 arrests for stolen vehicles, were there 100 vehicles that were stopped that it was a false positive? Was there only one where there was some kind of stop? Because no system is perfect,” the Austin public commissioner said Monday during the meeting.
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/apd-license-plate-readers-helping-to-solve-crimes/
Butler County police use drones to spy on public events
https://www.journal-news.com/news/drones-open-up-how-police-approach-law-enforcement/PYPXUTGKRREOVBANIQIZGVJ2NY/
Jacksonville police use drones to spy on outdoor community events and concerts
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/jacksonville-police-drone-search-19789821.php
New England UAS (Drone) and AAM Summit 2024 Tuesday, October 29th - Thursday, October 31st
DroneUp Unveils Patented Technologies Driving $7 Deliveries
Police Violence
Trump White House Got in the Way of Brett Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Investigation
https://theintercept.com/2024/10/08/trump-fbi-brett-kavanaugh-sexual-assault-supreme-court/
How Much More Radical Could the Supreme Court Become? Look to the Fifth Circuit
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/fifth-circuit-donald-trump-james-ho-andrew-oldham/
The Supreme Court Term Begins – Expect More Captured Courts, Judge Shopping, and Special Interests
Law School Dean Mark Martin is Associated With Lots of Trump’s Co-Conspirators
https://theintercept.com/2024/10/08/mark-martin-trump-co-conspirators-election/
Hancock County, ME probate court finds temporary help after judge was suspended
Alaska judge texted with prosecutor about trial, lawyers say
Florida Judge Jeffrey Ashton accused of misconduct in courtroom
Cook County judge under investigation over dispute with attorney
WTF? Two Illinois judges claim homestead exemptions in Will County
Montana AG's misconduct hearing to proceed after Supreme Court denies request to vacate
Virginia prosecutor stored 1,000 pounds of marijuana and cash in his office
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/attorney-pleads-guilty-drug-trafficking-conspiracy
Texas set to execute man on discredited 'shaken baby syndrome' hypothesis
Virginia Prosecutors Fight to Uphold Life Sentence for Black Man Found Not Guilty
https://theappeal.org/terence-richardson-post-conviction-hearing/
NYC DA’s chief fired for pushing underlings to back her in ‘Fab Over 40’ beauty contest
NYPD detectives’ union tells members they ‘have an absolute right’ not to talk to the feds about mayor Adams corruption investigation
https://nypost.com/2024/10/10/us-news/nypd-detectives-union-tells-members-they-have-an-absolute-right-not-to-talk-to-the-feds-as-city-hall-probes-rage/
Texas has spend nearly $100M on wrongful convictions
Supreme Court Revives Retaliatory Missouri Police Arrest Case
The arrest followed a nine-minute argument in which Mason Murphy questioned the officer’s reasons for detaining him and declined to provide his name, all while remaining calm and compliant. Despite this, Officer Michael Schmitt arrested him, and Mason was held in jail for two hours while officers struggled to come up with any legitimate crime to justify the arrest. Mason was never charged, and the sheriff later admitted Mason’s treatment in jail was “unacceptable.”
https://ij.org/press-release/supreme-court-revives-retaliatory-arrest-case-in-major-first-amendment-victory/
Marion, Kansas Vice Mayor Gets First Round Victory in Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional Raid
https://ij.org/press-release/marion-kansas-vice-mayor-gets-first-round-victory-in-lawsuit-over-unconstitutional-raid/
Police chief, who illegally raided Kansas newspaper, returns to face criminal charge
https://kansasreflector.com/2024/10/07/former-police-chief-who-raided-kansas-newspaper-returns-to-face-criminal-charges/
Irvine Cops Show Off New Cybertruck With Music From Terminator Movies
https://gizmodo.com/california-cops-show-off-absurd-new-cybertruck-with-music-from-terminator-movies-2000509382
Cop Who Lied To Get Search Warrant Sentenced To 60 Years For Deadly Drug Raid
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-houston-fatal-drug-raid_n_67057184e4b00a4f9829c978
Outrage at non-guilty verdict after slaying of mentally-ill Black man at Virginia hospital
WTF? Security guard gets no additional jail time for killing an alleged shoplifter
"Judge Martha Anderson sentenced Hamilton, 61, to two days in jail, with credit for time served, according to online records."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/security-guard-gets-no-additional-jail-time-in-man-s-detroit-area-mall-death/ar-AA1s2DnV
Judge rules for one cop to remain in custody from Tyre Nichols trial, two on supervised release
Louisiana trooper who shot an unarmed teenage boy in the back has her conviction expunged but can be sued
https://www.wbrz.com/news/state-trooper-who-shot-man-in-the-back-has-her-conviction-expunged/
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/state-trooper-pleads-not-guilty-in-2018-shooting-of-unarmed-man-during-baton-rouge-traffic/article_8eb5008a-60ed-11eb-a8b9-93ae2b9a56c8.html
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/09/fifth-circuit-rejects-immunity-request-from-lying-cop-who-shot-fleeing-person-in-the-back/
Judge Blocks Paper From Publishing Video Showing Florida Deputies Murdering An Inmate
After DOJ Investigation, Phoenix Residents Say City is Faking Police-Reform Efforts
https://theappeal.org/city-fighting-phoenix-police-doj-investigation/
Canton, Mass. Police Audit Committee professionalism questioned, concerns mount
Billerica, Mass cop indicted on child rape and pornography charges
Mississippi cop found passed out in patrol car with meth pipe in his hand
Lenox Police Officers ‘Consistently Altered’ Speeding Tickets To Generate Revenue
Former Aide To Mayor Adams Charged With Witness Tampering, Destroying Evidence
Michigan police release sketch of man last seen with woman who disappeared in 2018!
Prison operator CoreCivic under federal scrutiny spent millions settling Tennessee prisoner abuse claims
https://apnews.com/article/prison-settlement-tennessee-mistreatment-deaths-1c2b3cd5cd395a7f1453566e366fb415