Daily Archives: May 29, 2022

N.D.N.Y.: Younger doctrine bars suit against state AG investigation’s subpoena

Plaintiffs’ claims that various constitutional rights were infringed by the state Attorney General’s alleged politically motivated investigation are barred by the Younger doctrine. As to the Fourth Amendment claim, it was directed at subpoenas. Trump v. James, 2022 U.S. Dist. … Continue reading

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Cal.1: Superior Court improperly dismissed pretextual stop claim under California Racial Justice Act of 2020

Defendant here gets reconsideration of his discovery request over an alleged pretextual stop under the California Racial Justice Act of 2020 (Stats. 2020, ch. 317, § 1). He gets over the threshold for a preliminary showing. The trial court impermissibly … Continue reading

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C.D.Cal. orders state court to unseal SW papers that led to federal prosecution

For some reason, the federal government and defendant do not have the state search warrant in this case after it indicted defendants. So, “The Court ORDERS the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County to unseal state search warrant No. … Continue reading

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NYTimes: A Face Search Engine Anyone Can Use Is Alarmingly Accurate

NYTimes: A Face Search Engine Anyone Can Use Is Alarmingly Accurate (“PimEyes is a paid service that finds photos of a person from across the internet, including some the person may not want exposed.”)

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