JT/DL: ICE's surveillance state; the doorbell cam problem; tracking court AI
Plus new jobs
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News
ICE’s surveillance state isn’t tracking only immigrants. (New York Times)
ICE’s use of AI will lead to big mistakes, maybe that’s the point. (Rolling Stone)
Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown. (The Guardian)
ICE observer says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face. (Ars Technica)
Police told to be “as vague as permissible” about why they use Flock. (404 Media)
The problem with doorbell cams. (The Guardian)
Iran turns to digital surveillance tools to track down protesters. (New York Times)
Everything-everywhere searches and the geofence puzzle. (GW Journal of Law & Tech)
Rising legal tech giants will dominate—not democratize—legal practice. (Bloomberg)
An empirical study of prosecutorial bias in AI legal analysis. (Stanford Law)
Tyler Technologies acquires court recording company For the Record. (TYL)
New “Justice AI Tracker” watches how police and courts are using AI. (State Scoop)
New guidelines for using AI to aid civil legal service organizations. (NYSBA)
A rubric based approach to benchmarking LLMs used in real-world legal practice. (Alibaba Data) (h/t Keith Porcaro)
AI policy resources. (Github)
Events
Suffolk Law is hosting LIT Con April 13. (SLS)
RightsCon is May 5-8 in Zambia. (RC)
Wikimania will be in Paris July 23-5. (WM)
Jobs & Opportunities
The Center for Democracy and Technology has multiple openings. (CDT)
[New] The Clean Slate Initiative needs a research manager. (CSI)
Code for America has multiple openings. (CfA) (h/t Russ Finkelstein)
[New] The Colorado Office of Alternate Defense Counsel is seeking a strategic data & financial analyst. (CAD)
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is hiring legal interns. (EFF)
The Gates Foundation needs a deputy director for its AI and Data Enablement Hub. (GF)
[New] The Hague University of Applied Sciences needs a consultant in law and tech. (HUAS)
[New] Humanity AI needs an ED. (HAI)
[New] Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System needs a law student intern. (IAALS)
The Institute for Law and AI has multiple openings. (ILAI)
Lambda Legal needs a legal project manager. (LL)
[New] The Law Enforcement Action Partnership needs a data analyst. (LEAP) (h/t Amos Irwin)
The MacArthur Foundation needs a director of AI and opportunity. (MF)
The Montgomery County DA (Penn.) needs a data analyst. (MDA)
New America opened applications for its Eviction Data Response Network 2026 cohort. (NA)
[New] The New York City Mayor’s Office needs a senior advisor for tech and innovation. (NYC)
Recidiviz needs a product manager. (R)
[New] Stanford’s Rhode Center on the Legal Profession needs an associate director of research. (SDRC) (h/t Natalie Knowlton)
TechTonic Justice is hiring for multiple roles. (TTJ)
The University of Texas School of Law needs a AI and legal practice fellow. (UT)
[New] The Weil Legal Innovators Program is open to law students. (WLIP)