The legislation would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a police officer who “subjects or causes to be subjected any other person to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the federal or state constitution or laws."
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a New York Senate committee passed a bill that would end civil asset forfeiture in the state and replace it with a criminal process. Passage of the bill would also opt the state out of a program that allows police to circumvent more strict state forfeiture laws by passing cases off to the feds.
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Assembly Bill 5686 (A5686) would restrict state and local police or school resource officers from engaging in immigration enforcement or using public funds to aid in immigration enforcement, as well as prohibiting them from working with federal immigration authorities.
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The proposed law would ban New York law enforcement agencies from purchasing or using cell-site simulators, commonly known as “stingrays.” These devices essentially spoof cell phone towers, tricking any device within range into connecting to the stingray instead of the tower. This allows law enforcement to sweep up communications content, as well as locate and track the person in possession of a specific phone or electronic device. Police often obtain and use stingray technology in complete secrecy and use it to track people and gather electronic data without a warrant.
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The legislation would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a police officer who “under color of law, subjects or causes to be subjected, including failing to intervene, any other person to the deprivation of any individual rights that create binding obligations on government actors secured by the Bill of Rights, Article I of the state constitution.”
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The legislation would require a search warrant prior to the use of drones for any law enforcement purposes in most situations. It would also require police to get a search warrant before obtaining any data or information collected by a privately operated drone. Under the law, police would be able to use a drone without a warrant for search and rescue operations and to survey conditions in dangerous areas after a natural disaster.
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The bill specifically abolishes “qualified immunity” as a defense.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (Feb. 15, 2023) – A bill introduced in the New York Senate would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to add language protecting the right to keep and bear arms to the state constitution. The enactment of the amendment would create a pathway to further limit the enforcement of gun control in […]
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The bill would prohibit New York state and local law enforcement agencies from receiving or purchasing certain property from a military equipment surplus program operated by the federal government.
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The legislation would require a search warrant prior to the use of drones for any law enforcement purposes in most situations. It would also require police to get a search warrant before obtaining any data or information collected by a privately operated drone. Under the law, police would be able to use a drone without a warrant for search and rescue operations and to survey conditions in dangerous areas after a natural disaster.
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