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  • May 17, 2022
    Blog
    Regulate Facial Recognition, Don't Ban It
    Regulate Facial Recognition, Don’t Ban It
    … violent crimes. Fortunately, lawmakers do not have to choose between a ban on facial recognition or its unfettered use by police departments. Here are the policies I outlined in 2019 that would allow police to use facial recognition while also …
    By Matthew Feeney
  • April 6, 2022
    Legal Briefs
    Vega v. Tekoh
    Vega v. Tekoh
    The seminal Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona created protocols requiring police to inform suspects of certain constitutional rights before asking them questions in a custodial setting. In most cases, introducing a defendant’s un‐Mirandized statement against them at …
    By Brett Max Kaufman, Clark Neily, and Jay Schweikert
  • April 6, 2022
    Antiwar.com
    Neutrality for Ukraine? Armed, Yes; Guaranteed, No
    Neutrality for Ukraine? Armed, Yes; Guaranteed, No
    … create a basis for a negotiated settlement. Whatever the war’s ultimate outcome, it will not be Americans’ responsibility to police. However, the devil is in the details. First, Ukraine is highly unlikely to agree to demilitarization, especially now. It …
    By Doug Bandow
  • February 17, 2022
    Cato Daily Podcast
    Is Strip Searching Students in a School Covered by Qualified Immunity?
    Is Strip Searching Students in a School Covered by Qualified Immunity?
    Discussions of qualified immunity focus almost exclusively on police. What about when public school administrators clearly violate the rights of students? Should parents of those children be able to hold administrators accountable in civil court? Chris Kemmitt is deputy director …
    Featuring Chris Kemmitt and Caleb O. Brown
  • February 4, 2022
    Cato Daily Podcast
    Why Cops in California Rob Armored Cars
    Why Cops in California Rob Armored Cars
    Police in California are robbing armed cars and turning the cash over to the FBI. Never mind that in California, the armored car company is well within the law transporting the proceeds of legal cannabis products. Dan Alban of the …
    Featuring Dan Alban and Caleb O. Brown
  • January 7, 2022
    Blog
    OSHA Vax Mandate on the Ropes
    OSHA Vax Mandate on the Ropes
    … legal issues are. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, setting aside her various factual errors, seems to think that there’s a federal “police power,” at least so long as OSHA is constitutional. Justice Neil Gorsuch, in contrast, was dubious of claims of …
    By Ilya Shapiro
  • November 27, 2021
    Cato Daily Podcast
    Col­lec­tive Bar­gain­ing and Pub­lic Sec­tor Accountability
    Col­lec­tive Bar­gain­ing and Pub­lic Sec­tor Accountability
    In many states, when teacher or police unions bargain over wages, benefits, and accountability, the public is left entirely outside the process. Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center details how that complicates holding the public sector accountable.
    Featuring Jason Mercier and Caleb O. Brown
  • October 22, 2021
    Blog
    Supreme Court Reaffirms Unwillingness to Reconsider Qualified Immunity
    … lead to absurd and unjust results. For example: In Baxter v. Bracey, the Sixth Circuit granted qualified immunity to two police officers who deployed a police dog against a suspect who had already surrendered and was sitting on the ground …
    By Jay Schweikert
  • October 4, 2021
    Cato Daily Podcast
    The Patriot Act Twenty Years Later
    The Patriot Act Twenty Years Later
    In the wake of September 11th, 2001, it’s important to note what changed with respect to federal power. The Patriot Act delivered a massive increase in federal police authority. Christopher J. Coyne comments.
    Featuring Christopher J. Coyne and Caleb O. Brown
  • September 7, 2021
    Cato Daily Podcast
    Kentucky Policing Reform Since Breonna Taylor's Death
    Kentucky Policing Reform Since Breonna Taylor’s Death
    Scandals in Kentucky police departments long precede the police killing of Breonna Taylor, the unarmed woman gunned down in her own apartment by police last year. So what policing reform did Kentucky do? Josh Crawford of Kentucky’s Pegasus Institute …
    Featuring Josh Crawford and Caleb O. Brown
  • August 25, 2021
    Blog
    The Conservative Case against Qualified Immunity
    The Conservative Case against Qualified Immunity
    Congressional Republicans have taken some puzzling positions over the past few years, one of which is their near-uniform opposition to reforming qualified immunity, a judge-made doctrine that routinely shields rights-violating police and other government officials from accountability …
    By Clark Neily
  • May 17, 2021
    Cato Video
    Qualified Immunity: Justice Denied
    Qualified Immunity: Justice Denied
    Sam Pauly and his brother were attempting to scare off intruders around their home in a remote part of New Mexico when they fired warning shots into the air. Moments later, Sam was dead from a bullet fired by state police who never announced themselves. Sam’s family tells the story, and Clark Neily explains how qualified immunity has prevented accountability for Sam’s murder.
    Featuring Cato Institute
  • April 21, 2021
    Blog
    After the Derek Chauvin Verdict
    After the Derek Chauvin Verdict
    To address police misconduct, much more is needed than a willingness to press criminal prosecution in the worst cases. 
    By Walter Olson
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