D. Weatherford

The Face of Constitutional Error: Facial Recognition Technology and Civil Rights Litigation Under 42 U.S.C. §1983

Facial recognition technology (“FRT”) has been rapidly adopted by U.S. law enforcement agencies, generating intense legal and policy debates. While advocates emphasize efficiency benefits, critics warn that FRT suffers from two major issues: a) algorithmic bias (e.g., disproportionate error rates relating to race,...