The Policing Project at the NYU School of Law is pleased to explore the opportunity of working with the City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Department to conduct a civil rights and civil liberties audit of the city’s real-time crime center.

In a new amicus brief on a case involving data surveillance and emerging technologies, the Policing Project at NYU School of Law has urged the Court to reject an all-or-nothing ruling and to instead rule in a way that encourages lawmakers to act

Read an op-ed authored by Policing Project counsel Anita Yandle on February 3, 2026 in the Seattle Times. Thanks to a bill before the state Senate, Washington now has the opportunity to join a growing number of states and adopt clear standards that not only protect privacy but also ensure that these powerful tools are used responsibly.

Read an op-ed co-authored by Policing Project founder and faculty director Barry Friedman published in the The Atlantic on January 26, 2026. The op-ed argues that that good policing under such robust Second Amendment protections requires having well-trained officers, and transparent and accountable policing -- the opposite of what ICE is modeling right now.

Read an op-ed co-authored by Policing Project founder and faculty director Barry Friedman published in the New York Times on January 26, 2026. The op-ed argues that local and state prosecution may be the “last line of defense for holding the federal government accountable, just as they’ve been since the founding.”