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Appeals Criminal Government 

Mug Shots

December 30, 2020December 31, 2020 BRIEF
DUI, mug shots, Police, privacy, Texas

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.

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Business Civil Rights National Technology 

Privacy

February 18, 2020February 19, 2020 BRIEF
biometric, Class Action, digital data, mug shots, privacy

A 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.

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Government Regional Technology 

Facial Recognition Fail Spurs Bid to Ban It From Police Cameras

August 13, 2019August 14, 2019 MATTHEW RENDA
aclu, biometric, California, mug shots, police body cameras

When 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.

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Appeals Civil Rights 

Panel Rules for Inmate Stunned After Refusing to Take Mug Shot

May 10, 2019May 11, 2019 ALEXANDRA JONES
Excessive Force, Fourth Circuit, inmates, mug shots, South Carolina, stun gun

The 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.

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Entertainment 

Defamation

October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 ROBERT KAHN
defamation, film, mug shots, Warner Bros.

Alexander Morfin claims in court that Warner Bros. Entertainment defamed him by using his mugshot in a criminal lineup in “The Accountant” movie.

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Criminal National Technology 

Alleged Co-Owners of Mugshots.com Charged With Extortion

May 18, 2018May 22, 2018 ALEX PICKETT
arrests, Extortion, internet, mug shots

Two 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.

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Civil Rights Regional 

Mug Shot Mix-Up

February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 BRIEF
arrests, defamation, doctors, drugs, Michigan, mug shots, privacy

A Michigan doctor claims the city of Dearborn used his photo to announce another doctor’s arrest for drug trafficking, even though police already had a mug shot of the arrested physician.

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Business Civil Rights 

Mug Shot Website Must Face Publicity-Rights Class Action

September 26, 2017September 27, 2017 GLYNIS FARRELL BERGNER
Class Action, deceptive practices, Illinois, internet, mug shots, privacy, publicity rights

A 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.

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Civil Rights Government 

Lawsuits Seek to Bring Down Mugshot Profiteering

August 11, 2017August 14, 2017 IZZY KAPNICK
Florida, mug shots, privacy

A 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.

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Criminal Media 

South Dakota Will Add Mug Shots to the Public Record

March 8, 2017May 15, 2017 LACEY LOUWAGIE
mug shots, Photography

South 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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