The Policing Project welcomes today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court in Chatrie v. United States, recognizing that geofence searches — a technique through which law enforcement can access detailed location data from mobile devices present near a crime scene — are indeed a “search” under the Fourth Amendment, and thus require a warrant issued upon probable cause.

Our new series of reports examines the rapid expansion of powerful DNA technologies that are transforming criminal investigations — while warning that the absence of meaningful regulation threatens civil liberties, public trust, and the long-term legitimacy of forensic DNA analysis.

Our new series of reports examines the rapid expansion of powerful DNA technologies that are transforming criminal investigations — while warning that the absence of meaningful regulation threatens civil liberties, public trust, and the long-term legitimacy of forensic DNA analysis.

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division’s unauthorized use of automated license plate readers have filed an appeal asking a state appellate court to strike down the surveillance program.

The U.S. must pivot from over-reliance on police enforcement to address a traffic safety crisis that claims over 100 lives daily. We need systemic solutions like safer road design and targeted technology.

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.

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.”

Protesters that successfully halted the construction of a $10-billion natural gas pipeline and terminal are asking an appeals court to reinstate their lawsuit challenging the state’s unauthorized use of its TITAN Fusion Center to investigate Oregon residents, including to surveil First Amendment-protected activity.

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that André and English plausibly alleged violations of their Fourth Amendment rights and that their lawsuit against Clayton County can proceed in the District Court.

Following the 2024 election, many feared that police reform was all but dead. 2025, however proved our most fruitful year yet, with four bills we publicly supported being passed and signed into law.

The Policing Project condemns the Trump administration’s deployment of the United States military – including the National Guard and U.S. Marines – in the streets of Los Angeles. The use of the military to replace local law enforcement in responding to protests is both anti-democratic and dangerous for public safety. 

Last week, more than 250 community safety experts, practitioners, funders, and government officials attended the Advancing the Field of Alternative Response 2025 Convening held in New York City

The Policing Project at NYU Law is launching the 12 Million Calls Initiative in partnership with municipalities of all sizes across the country to divert 5 percent of the country’s 911 calls to non-police alternative responders.

The Policing Project at NYU School of Law welcomes today’s unanimous Supreme Court decision rejecting the “moment-of-the-threat doctrine” in evaluating claims of excessive force by law enforcement. The Policing Project filed a brief in the case on behalf of nearly two dozen law enforcement leaders, urging the Supreme Court to reach the decision it did.

The Policing Project and the Chicago Neighborhood Policing Initative have released a new step-by-step guide for implementing the Neighborhood Policing Initiative, based on lessons learned in partnership with local communities and the Chicago Police Department.

Last week, Policing Project founder and faculty director Barry Friedman delivered oral argument in our case André v. Clayton County to a panel of judges at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.