Several US Senators wrote to the FCC Commissioner expressing concerns over the use of Stingray devices in communities of color and whether police are operating it lawfully Story Transcript KIM BROWN, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network, I’m Kim Brown in Baltimore. Earlier this month, 12 senators signed a letter to the Chairman of […]
Author Archives: Alan Butler
Alan Butler is Senior Counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) in Washington, DC. In that capacity, Mr. Butler manages EPIC's appellate litigation, including the Amicus Program, and files briefs in emerging privacy and civil liberties cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and other appellate courts. Mr. Butler has argued on behalf of EPIC in privacy and open government cases. Most recently, Mr. Butler authored EPIC's brief in Riley v. California, which was cited in the Supreme Court's unanimous opinion upholding Fourth Amendment protections for cell phones.
