Anita Yandle | February 16, 2026 | Policing
The following essay authored by Policing Project counsel Anita Yandle was published in The Seattle Times on February 3, 2026 here. Every time you leave your house and get in your car, your location and movements are almost certainly being tracked by a sprawling...
Jennifer Morinigo | December 17, 2025 | Policing
The American Law Institute is excited to share that Principles of the Law, Policing is now available in softbound from LexisNexis, offering a significantly more affordable way to bring this important work to a broader audience. Developed through years of collaboration...
Mary Huggins | May 6, 2025 | Policing
This work covers a wide range of issues, including the use of force, forensic-evidence gathering, and the use of informants and undercover agents. It is informed by a variety of sources, including existing practices and policies from various jurisdictions,...
Madison Bessho | January 11, 2024 | Policing
In a recent article, Sharon R. Fairley of the University of Chicago Law School, reports through several recent decisions, the Supreme Court of the United States has created an avenue for individuals, through the Fourth Amendment, to bring excessive force claims to...
Aaron X. Sobel | September 26, 2023 | Policing
Below is the abstract for “End-Running Warrants: Purchasing Data under the Fourth Amendment and the State Action Problem,” available for download on SSRN. Rather than obtain warrants, law enforcement and intelligence agencies now purchase mass datasets of precise...
Maria Ponomarenko | August 23, 2023 | Policing
Below is the abstract for “The Small Agency Problem in American Policing,” available for download on SSRN. Although legal scholars have over the years developed an increasingly sophisticated account of policing in the largest cities, they have largely overlooked the...