A person arrested on a misdemeanor DWI charge in Austin, Texas, has alleged a viable “ultra vires” claim against the city’s police chief in her suit over the police department’s policy of publicly releasing mug shots and posting them online for 13 days, an appeals court in the state ruled.
Read moreA federal class action claims Motorola Solutions and Vigilant Solutions massively invaded privacy by collecting more than 18 million mugshots of citizens, many of whom were innocent or whose records were expunged, scanned their facial geometries and created and sold a database of it without their consent.
Read moreWhen the American Civil Liberties Union used facial recognition software to cross-check 120 California legislators against a database of 25,000 publicly available mug shots, the algorithm falsely identified 26 of the lawmakers as someone who’s been arrested.
Read moreThe Fourth Circuit ruled Friday in favor of a South Carolina man who claimed he was excessively shocked with a stun gun for refusing to hold still for a mug shot, finding it is unclear whether the force was applied in a good faith effort to get his photo.
Read moreAlexander Morfin claims in court that Warner Bros. Entertainment defamed him by using his mugshot in a criminal lineup in “The Accountant” movie.
Read moreTwo men alleged to be the co-owners of Mugshots.com had their own booking photos taken on Wednesday after South Florida police arrested them following a warrant issued by California’s attorney general.
Read moreA federal judge ruled Tuesday that a class of arrestees can sue Mugshots.com on claims that it makes money by posting embarrassing booking photos online and charging excessive fees for their removal.
Read moreA South Florida man filed the first lawsuit in the state aimed at enforcing a new law that prohibits mugshot publishers from charging fees for removing unflattering arrest photos from their websites.
Read moreSouth Dakota is poised to become the second-to-last state in the nation to make mugshots part of the public record, pending a new law awaiting the governor’s signature.
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