Police
A New “Surge” Expands Unconstitutional Federal Involvement in Local Police
WASHINGTON (Nov. 2, 2019) – Invoking military language used during the Iraq war, President Trump announced a national police “surge” to crack down on violent crime. Trump announced the crime-fighting initiative during the International Association of...
Local Cops Skirt State Limits on Surveillance by Joining Federal Task Forces
Police are bypassing state restrictions on warrantless surveillance by acting as federal agents on joint terrorism task forces. It’s well-known that a federal program known as โEquitable Sharingโ allows local prosecutors and police to bypass more restrictive...
Police Opposition to Asset Forfeiture Reform Reveals it’s All About the Money
Heavy police opposition to asset forfeiture restrictions in Minnesota is revealing, and shows the kind of pushback that happens in every state considering reform. Last month, a Minnesota House committee passed a bill thatย would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit...
Federal Funding is Erasing the Line Between State and Federal Policing
The federal government has fundamentally transformed state and local law enforcement agencies into a national police force, using funding to incentivize local cops to focus on federal law enforcement priorities. The Department of Homeland Security other federal...