California Criminal Defense Lawyers

Taking pictures is not against the law. But if you are searched by the police for using your camera, you may be confused about what it is that you did wrong. The ACLU of Southern California has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for allegedly harassing photographers, using the guise of Homeland Security to detain, search, and otherwise pick on photographers. [Read More...]

After community leader Jesus “Chuy” Campos was shot and killed outside of this Fruitville area restaurant, the city has been under pressure to do something about rising crime in that area. Their solution? Installing numerous cameras on neighborhood businesses, cameras that will continuously monitor the comings and goings of Oakland citizens. [Read More...]

It isn’t just police departments that are scanning licence plates, and tracking your location. Automatic license plate scanners are being used by private companies, in parking garages and shopping mall parking lots, monitoring where and when they notice your car. Is is a good thing? [Read More...]

As another police department in Orange County acquires new license plate tracking cameras an software systems, the massive privacy and monitoring capabilities of the surveillance state continue to grow without any serious consideration about the rights of citizens to be anonymous and left alone in a free society. [Read More...]