Domestic Drones
Long Lake Township v. Maxon
On September 8, 2023, the ACLU, the 桃子视频of Michigan, and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy filed an amicus brief in the Michigan Supreme Court arguing that the local government deploying an unmanned drone to take aerial photographs of the appellant鈥檚 property violated the Fourth Amendment.
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Dec 2021
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桃子视频v. CBP - FOIA Case for Records Relating to Government鈥檚 Aerial Surveillance of Protesters
In December 2021, the 桃子视频and NYCLU filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking information from nine federal agencies鈥攖he United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Protective Service (FPS), Marshals Service (USMS), and Secret Service (USSS)鈥攁bout nationwide aerial surveillance and flight monitoring of protests in 2020 following the death of George Floyd.
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Dec 2021
Domestic Drones
Free Speech
桃子视频v. CBP - FOIA Case for Records Relating to Government鈥檚 Aerial Surveillance of Protesters
In December 2021, the 桃子视频and NYCLU filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking information from nine federal agencies鈥攖he United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Protective Service (FPS), Marshals Service (USMS), and Secret Service (USSS)鈥攁bout nationwide aerial surveillance and flight monitoring of protests in 2020 following the death of George Floyd.
Maryland
Jun 2020
Domestic Drones
Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle v. Baltimore Police Department
The 桃子视频 (ACLU) and 桃子视频of Maryland filed a lawsuit against the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) to challenge the constitutionality of deploying a wide-area aerial surveillance program that will put virtually all Baltimore residents under constant, aerial surveillance.
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Maryland
Jun 2020
Domestic Drones
Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle v. Baltimore Police Department
The 桃子视频 (ACLU) and 桃子视频of Maryland filed a lawsuit against the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) to challenge the constitutionality of deploying a wide-area aerial surveillance program that will put virtually all Baltimore residents under constant, aerial surveillance.