New Jersey Supreme Court Ruling Requires Prosecutors Provide Disclosure of Police Facial Recognition Use in Criminal Cases

The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that criminal defendants are entitled to information about law enforcement’s use of facial recognition technology during investigations, a decision civil liberties advocates hailed as a major step toward transparency and accountability.

In a unanimous decision in State v. Miles released on Wednesday, June 24,, the court held that prosecutors must disclose information identifying facial recognition technology used in an investigation and explain how it was used to identify or investigate a defendant.

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