Domestic Drones
Long Lake Township v. Maxon
On September 8, 2023, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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’s property violated the Fourth Amendment.
Status: Ongoing
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Dec 2021
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Free Speech
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ v. CBP - FOIA Case for Records Relating to Government’s Aerial Surveillance of Protesters
In December 2021, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and NYCLU filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking information from nine federal agencies—the 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)—about 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
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ v. CBP - FOIA Case for Records Relating to Government’s Aerial Surveillance of Protesters
In December 2021, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and NYCLU filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking information from nine federal agencies—the 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)—about 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 ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ (³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥) and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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 ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ (³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥) and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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.