Samantha Hawkins reports on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Lange v. California: Raising the bar for the exception to warrant requirements under the Fourth Amendment, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that police should get less leeway when investigating misdemeanor crimes versus felonies in progress. “The flight of a suspected misdemeanant does not always justify a warrantless…
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A Long Overdue Reckoning For Online Proctoring Companies May Finally Be Here
Jason Kelley writes: Over the past year, the use of online proctoring apps has skyrocketed. But while companies have seen upwards of a 500% increase in their usage, legitimate concerns about their invasiveness, potential bias, and efficacy are also on the rise. These concerns even led to a U.S. Senate inquiry letter requesting detailed information from three of the top proctoring companies—Proctorio, ProctorU,…
Wisconsin: No More Drawing Blood From Unconscious Motorists
From TheNewspaper.com: Wisconsin Supreme Court tells police they need to get a warrant before taking blood from unconscious drivers. Police in Wisconsin may no longer draw blood from unconscious motorists following a state Supreme Court ruling last week. The justices declared unconstitutional a provision of state law stating unresponsive motorists are deemed to give their…
City of Baltimore May Criminalize the Use of Facial Recognition Technologies by Businesses
Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jason C. Gavejian, Jody Kahn Mason, Jason Selvey, and Maya Atrakchi of Jackson Lewis write: The Baltimore City Council recently passed an ordinance, in a vote of 13-2, barring the use of facial recognition technology by city residents, businesses, and most of the city government (excluding the city police department) until December…