The Intercept has obtained a secret, internal U.S. government catalog of dozens of cellphone surveillance devices used by the military and intelligence agencies. The document also offers rare insight into the spying capabilities of federal law enforcement and local police inside the United States. theintercept.com/2015/12/…
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πŸ“…︎ Dec 17 2015
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"Across the country [United States of America], local law enforcement agencies are using an investigative technique called a tower dump to access data on cell phone towers, even of people who are not related to a specific investigation." wltx.com/news/onyourside/…
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In the United States, are local law enforcement agencies obligated to enforce state/federal law?

I'm doing an undergraduate research project on cannabis laws in the Southern United States, and I'm having difficulty finding information on the jurisdictions of different law enforcement agencies. Are local law enforcement officers legally obligated to enforce state law? Federal law?

Why is it legal for cities like Chicago or New York City to come up with their own cannabis approach, and how do they do it?

Here's the specific case that I'm looking at:

In Georgia, cannabis is regulated under the Georgia Controlled Substance Act. This law establishes the penalties for various levels of possession, use, etc. So it seems fairly clear that state law enforcement is obligated to enforce that law.

My question is whether or not city or county governments in Georgia are also legally obligated to enforce that law. (Possible contributory information: the state constitution also guarantees the right of home rule to counties)

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πŸ“…︎ Feb 21 2013
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How police track your driving: Police agencies have been accumulating millions of license-plate readings from devices placed atop patrol cars and feeding them into intelligence centers operated by local, state and federal law enforcement sfchronicle.com/bayarea/a…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/DougBolivar
πŸ“…︎ Jun 26 2013
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Silicon Valley county passes new law requiring approval before cops buy spy kit - has become the first in the United States to vote in a new law that requires "continued oversight and regular evaluation" for law enforcement agencies prior to the acquisition of surveillance technology arstechnica.com/tech-poli…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/magenta_placenta
πŸ“…︎ Jun 09 2016
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TIL of the existence of the United States Postal Inspection Service: a bona-fide law enforcement agency comprised of armed Special Agents tasked with protecting post offices and mail carriers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/amoore109
πŸ“…︎ Nov 27 2016
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Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon of Atlanta was soliciting signatures for a proposal that would require men who are age 55 and older to β€œimmediately report to the county sheriff or local law enforcement agency” when he β€œreleases sperm from his testicles.” ajc.com/news/state--regio…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/IBiteYou
πŸ“…︎ Mar 12 2019
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Movement to Restrict Police Seizures of Private Property Gets Boost from Supreme Court: Around the country, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies seize millions of dollars’ worth of property every year. hawaiipublicradio.org/pos…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/honolulu_oahu_mod
πŸ“…︎ Feb 26 2019
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Movement to Restrict Police Seizures of Private Property Gets Boost from Supreme Court: Around the country, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies seize millions of dollars’ worth of property every year. hawaiipublicradio.org/pos…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/honolulu_oahu_mod
πŸ“…︎ Feb 26 2019
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TIL that of all United States military equipment transferred to law enforcement agencies through the 1033 program, only 5% are weapons, and less than 1% are tactical vehicles dispositionservices.dla.m…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Shadypenguinman
πŸ“…︎ Nov 11 2014
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Even the FBI Thinks Police Have Links to White Supremacists: β€œFederal law enforcement agencies in general β€” the FBI, the Marshals, the ATF are aware that extremists have infiltrated state and local law enforcement agencies theintercept.com/2018/11/…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/trumpismysaviour
πŸ“…︎ Nov 06 2018
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Before they could track cell phone data, police had to sign a NDA with the FBI: "it makes clear that Harris, the FCC, and the FBI are working together to facilitate the proliferation of these devices among state and local law enforcement agencies" muckrock.com/news/archive…
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Before they could track cell phone data, police had to sign a NDA with the FBI: "it makes clear that Harris, the FCC, and the FBI are working together to facilitate the proliferation of these devices among state and local law enforcement agencies" muckrock.com/news/archive…
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[Fic] IAMA -I am Elliot Wolfe, Director of the United States Extra-Solar Law Enforcement and Investigation Agency, giving a press conference over the recent capture of infamous space pirate Jackson Wayde, better known as "Stardust Jack".

As director of the ELEI, it is my honor to announce that the pirate Stardust Jack, responsible for the primary pirate threat in sector 161, was captured earlier today on New Oahu in a joint operation carried out by ELEI agents and the United States Space Marine Corps and Space Navy. We are confidant this victory will deal a heavy blow to piracy in the region, and throughout explored space as a whole. I'll be taking questions now.

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TIL The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act qualifies all law enforcement officers, both active and retired, to carry a concealed firearm in any jurisdiction in the United States, regardless of state or local laws, with certain exceptions. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/painfordays
πŸ“…︎ Nov 16 2018
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H.R. 7056: To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States to acquire a mobile application that facilitates the reporting of school safety threats to local law enforcement agencies for use by students in secondary schools, and for other purpos

Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Tom MacArthur [R-NJ3]

This bill was referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and House Committee on the Judiciary which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/congressbot
πŸ“…︎ Oct 10 2018
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Justice Department issues policy on domestic drone use: acknowledges that the FBI, DEA and other federal law enforcement agencies are likely to make increasing use of unmanned aerial drones in the United States

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8041e46a7a3a4fb4bc85acb05598fecc/justice-department-issues-policy-domestic-drone-use

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πŸ‘€︎ u/photodad
πŸ“…︎ May 24 2015
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The Justice Department is acknowledging that the FBI, DEA and other federal law enforcement agencies are likely to make increasing use of unmanned aerial drones in the United States bigstory.ap.org/article/8…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/DoremusJessup
πŸ“…︎ May 22 2015
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A first-of-its-kind report by the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice released on July 1 found that local and state law enforcement agencies have obtained millions in funding by confiscating cash and cars. ij.org/new-data-shows-uta…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Osterstriker
πŸ“…︎ Jul 07 2016
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Verizon Transparency Report: number of subpoenas, orders, warrants and emergency requests we received from federal, state or local law enforcement in the United States in the first half of 2019 verizon.com/about/portal/…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/liberatetutemet
πŸ“…︎ Sep 21 2019
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State and local law enforcement agencies and local public hospitals and healthcare facilities are prime targets for ransomware, according to cybersecurity experts, because of the nature of their networks and the ignorance of their workers, who are often untrained on how to avoid such attacks. statetechmagazine.com/art…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Sawyew5Conners_
πŸ“…︎ Mar 08 2016
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@nytimes: A court in China sentenced to death a man accused of trafficking fentanyl to the United States after a joint investigation with American law enforcement agencies https://t.co/52uzNCu60d mobile.twitter.com/nytime…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/-en-
πŸ“…︎ Nov 07 2019
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"When a child is missing, the clock is ticking" by Meg Farris, published on 3 Nov 2017 -- "In 2006 the FBI formed CARD, the Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Team. There are five card teams...so on a moments notice...they can deploy to help local and state law enforcement." [United States of America] wwltv.com/news/local/la-f…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/trot-trot
πŸ“…︎ Jan 31 2018
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Department of Homeland Security: Recommendations for First Amendment-Protected Events for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (pdf) encrypted.google.com/url?…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/EquanimousMind
πŸ“…︎ Dec 29 2012
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China warns its companies on U.S. travel, rebuffs trade criticism. China warned its companies operating in the United States on Tuesday they could face harassment from U.S. law enforcement agencies, as it also rebuffed U.S. criticism of a trade white paper as "singing the same old tune". reuters.com/article/us-us…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/GoodNewsBot
πŸ“…︎ Jun 04 2019
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TIL that the oldest federal enforcement agency in America is the United States Postal Inspection Service, a fact-finding, investigative agency of fully sworn-in federal agents. Founded in 1772 by Postmaster General Benjamin Franklin, it predates both the Declaration of Independance and the USA. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/redKatDreamer
πŸ“…︎ Sep 01 2020
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State and local law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are setting up fake cell towers to gather mobile data, but few will admit it. scientificamerican.com/ar…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Alantha
πŸ“…︎ Jun 25 2015
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After 9/11, the United States federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies began an unprecedented shift, refocusing on intelligence and surveillance abilities, rather than traditional crime-fighting. This structural transformation has been a power consolidation exercise. idraintheswamp.com/home/i…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/DonaldWashington
πŸ“…︎ Apr 08 2017
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List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Fartbox_Virtuoso
πŸ“…︎ Jan 03 2018
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California Senate S.B.54. California Values Act. After going into effect Tuesday (1/2), this law prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies from using money or personnel to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest persons for immigration enforcement purposes in California. localtownpoll.com/issue/5…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/stipulus
πŸ“…︎ Jan 03 2018
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Why did so many law enforcement agencies in the United States carry revolvers well into the 80's and 90's?

Not much more than the title. I just thought it was weird how so many law enforcement agencies were using revolvers well into the Wonder Nine era.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Parrallax91
πŸ“…︎ Aug 06 2017
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H.R. 3944: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recorded data for law enforcem

Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN9]

This bill was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.

Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN9] is a member of the committee.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/congressbot
πŸ“…︎ Oct 05 2017
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H.R. 2805: To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Trey Hollingsworth [R-IN9]

This bill was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.

1 cosponsor is on that committee.

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πŸ“…︎ May 17 2019
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