Policing Project at NYU Law
What does the new White House policy on AI mean ...

Last month, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a landmark policy putting in place long-overdue requirements on how federal agencies can – and cannot – use artificial intelligence. 

Here are our main takeaways on what it means for law enforcement.

What does the new White House policy on AI mean for law enforcement? Here are our takeaways.
Policing Project at NYU Law
Eric Andre and Clayton English Appeal Dismissal ...

The Policing Project at NYU School of Law, the global law firm Jones Day, the law firm Lawrence & Bundy, and Canfield Law LLC have filed an appeal to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit against Clayton County police. A range of groups and individuals, including law enforcement officials; Tyler Perry, Jamie Foxx, and other prominent Black actors; empirical scholars; Cato Institute; NAACP Legal Defense Fund; Institute for Justice; ACLU of Georgia, have filed amicus briefs in support of the appeal.

Eric Andre and Clayton English Appeal Dismissal of Racial Discrimination Lawsuit, Receive Broad Amicus Support
Policing Project at NYU Law
The Transparency New Yorkers Deserve: How City ...

This week, we’re highlighting testimony we provided to the New York City Council on how the NYPD has skirted democratic accountability in deploying intrusive policing technologies.

The Transparency New Yorkers Deserve: How City Council Must Hold NYPD to Account
Joshua Manson
2023 Legislative Wrap-Up

During this year’s legislative session, we provided input and drafting support on 36 pieces of legislation or regulations across 12 states. Notably, 22 of these engagements came at the express invitation of state or local partners, including both advocates and lawmakers. The most popular topics were use of force, officer decertification, and data collection and transparency, but legislators also sought to address a wide range of others, from warrant reform to police use of robots, and more.

2023 Legislative Wrap-Up
Policing Project at NYU Law
Statement of Resigning Axon AI Ethics Board ...

Nine members of the Axon AI Ethics Board resigned following the company’s announcement that it would develop Taser-equipped drones with real-time streaming surveillance cameras to respond to mass shootings.

Statement of Resigning Axon AI Ethics Board Members

Cleveland

Democratic Engagement of Bias-Free Policing in Cleveland

The Policing Project has been working with the Cleveland Police Monitoring Team to ensure that Cleveland residents have a meaningful voice on policies and practices throughout the implementation of the federal consent decree between the Cleveland Division of Police (“CDP”) and the Department of Justice.  The Monitoring Team recently recommended that the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio approve CDP’s new Bias-Free Policing Policy, which provides guidelines around (1) CDP’s expectations for its members around bias-free policing; (2) the principles of procedural justice in police-civilian interactions; and (3) protocols to report bias-based policing.  Cleveland residents had significant input during the Policy’s development.