A new report released today by the Policing Project and the American Civil Liberties Union finds that the United States’ current approach to traffic safety has failed to reduce roadway deaths, while imposing significant financial and human costs on communities.

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.