Tag: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

No, The Solution For Criminal Defendants Is Not More Clearview AI

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

from the two-wrongs-don’t-make-a-constitutional-right dept

Wed, Sep 21st 2022 10:43am – Cathy Gellis

The problems with Clearview AI’s facial recognition system, particularly in the hands of police, are myriad and serious. That the technology exists as it does at all raises significant ethical concerns, and how it has been used to feed people into the criminal justice system raises significant due process ones as well. But an article in the New York Times the other day might seem to suggest that it perhaps also has a cuddly side, one that might actually help criminal defendants, instead of just hurting them.

No, The Solution For Criminal Defendants Is Not More Clearview AI

White House Weighs Pardon Blitz Before Trump’s Exit

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

White House Weighs Pardon Blitz Before Trump’s Exit

So far, Mr. Trump has granted 28 pardons, which wipe out convictions, and 16 commutations, which reduce prison sentences. The combined total is the lowest so far for any president since at least William McKinley, who took office in 1897, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center.

Related:

Trump Says He Pardoned Michael Flynn, Ex-National Security Adviser