Schedule of Events

Schedule of Events

Speaker Bios | Detailed Panel Descriptions

Monday – Panel 1 – The History and Overview of Police Surveillance in America

Monday, January 17, 2022 | 12:00–1:00 PM ET | Virtual Zoom Room
Panel discussion of what police surveillance technologies are and the historical context of their use within the United States justice system.

  • Andrea L. Dennis, John Byrd Martin Chair of Law, University of Georgia School of Law
  • Matthew Guariglia, Electronic Frontier Foundation Policy Analyst
  • Daanika Gordon, Assistant Professor, Sociology, Tufts University
Tuesday – Panel 2 – The Expansion of Police Surveillance Technology

Tuesday, January 18, 2022 | 12:00–1:00 PM ET | Virtual Zoom Room
Panel discussion of how and why certain technological innovations are adopted by police for surveillance efforts, and the consequences—both intended and unintended—of technology-driven solutions to the problem of crime.

  • Nathan Freed Wessler, Deputy Director, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project
  • Catherine Crump, Clinical Professor of Law & Director of Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology
  • Elizabeth Joh, Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law
  • Emily Tucker, Executive Director of Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law
Wednesday – Panel 3 – Surveillance of Social Movements and Public Protest

Wednesday, January 19, 2022 | 12:00–1:00 PM ET | Virtual Zoom Room
Panel discussion on how police and federal agencies utilize their extensive resources to track, identify, and surveil public protest.

  • Jack Schulz, Counsel Representing Detroit Will Breathe
  • Linda Sarsour, Co-Founder and Executive Director at MPower Change
  • Rachel Levinson-Waldman, Deputy Director of the Brennan Center’s Liberty & National Security Program
  • Albert Fox Cahn, Founder and Executive Director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project
Thursday – Panel 4 – Ending Targeted Police Surveillance of Communities of Color

Thursday, January 20, 2022 | 12:00–1:00 PM ET | Virtual Zoom Room
Panel discussion on how digital surveillance tools such as facial recognition technology, predictive algorithms, and social media monitoring, among others, are heavily relied upon by police during investigations, despite evidence that the technology is flawed and disparately impacts people of color.

  • Shakeer Rahman, Attorney and Community Organizer, Stop LAPD Spying Coalition
  • Eric Williams, Managing Attorney for Detroit Justice Center
  • Harvey Gee, Attorney for the San Jose City Attorney’s Office & Contributing Author to Symposium Volume 55.4
  • Dr. Chris Gilliard, Community Advisory Board Member, Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP)
Friday – Panel 5 – Reform Discussions

Friday, January 21, 2022 | 12:00–1:00 PM ET | Virtual Zoom Room
Speakers will explain what “reform” of police surveillance technology means to them, current reforms they endorse, proposed reforms of which they believe we should be suspicious, activist efforts worth endorsing, and what they envision as the best path forward. Speakers will also accept questions from participants and discuss new ideas as they emerge.

  • Jumana Musa, Director of the Fourth Amendment Center at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law
  • Bennett Capers, Professor of Law at Fordham Law School & Director of Center on Race, Law & Justice
  • Hamid Khan, Founder of Stop LAPD Spying Coalition