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Law Enforcement and Justice | Stanford HAI

Law Enforcement and Justice

Understanding how AI is changing policing and security, and the growing need to safeguard individual rights.

AI-Faked Cases Become Core Issue Irritating Overworked Judges
Bloomberg Law
Dec 29, 2025
Media Mention

As AI-hallucinated case citations flood the courts, judges have increased fines for attorneys who have cited fake cases. HAI Policy Fellow Riana Pfefferkorn hopes this will "make the firm sit up and pay better attention."

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AI-Faked Cases Become Core Issue Irritating Overworked Judges

Bloomberg Law
Generative AILaw Enforcement and JusticeDec 29

As AI-hallucinated case citations flood the courts, judges have increased fines for attorneys who have cited fake cases. HAI Policy Fellow Riana Pfefferkorn hopes this will "make the firm sit up and pay better attention."

A New Direction for Machine Learning in Criminal Law
Kristen Bell, Jenny Hong, Nick McKeown, Catalin Voss
Quick ReadDec 01, 2021
Policy Brief

This brief proposes a machine learning approach to studying decision-making in the criminal legal system as a way to identify and reduce systemic inequalities.

Policy Brief

A New Direction for Machine Learning in Criminal Law

Kristen Bell, Jenny Hong, Nick McKeown, Catalin Voss
Law Enforcement and JusticeMachine LearningQuick ReadDec 01

This brief proposes a machine learning approach to studying decision-making in the criminal legal system as a way to identify and reduce systemic inequalities.

Nader Mousavi
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Nader Mousavi

Law Enforcement and JusticeApr 25
Why You Can (And Should) Opt Out Of TSA Facial Recognition Right Now
HuffPost
Nov 06, 2025
Media Mention

Jennifer King, Policy Fellow at the Stanford HAI who specializes in privacy, discusses vagueness in the TSA’s public communications about what they are doing with facial recognition data.

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Why You Can (And Should) Opt Out Of TSA Facial Recognition Right Now

HuffPost
Law Enforcement and JusticePrivacy, Safety, SecurityNov 06

Jennifer King, Policy Fellow at the Stanford HAI who specializes in privacy, discusses vagueness in the TSA’s public communications about what they are doing with facial recognition data.

Daniel E. Ho
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Daniel E. Ho

DemocracyGovernment, Public AdministrationLaw Enforcement and JusticeRegulation, Policy, GovernanceOct 05
Our Racist, Terrifying Deepfake Future Is Here
Nature
Nov 03, 2025
Media Mention

“It connects back to my fear that the people with the fewest resources will be most affected by the downsides of AI,” says HAI Policy Fellow Riana Pfefferkorn in response to a viral AI-generated deepfake video.

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Our Racist, Terrifying Deepfake Future Is Here

Nature
Generative AIRegulation, Policy, GovernanceLaw Enforcement and JusticeNov 03

“It connects back to my fear that the people with the fewest resources will be most affected by the downsides of AI,” says HAI Policy Fellow Riana Pfefferkorn in response to a viral AI-generated deepfake video.

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23andMe Clients Navigate Uncertain Future Two Years After Breach
Bloomberg Law
Oct 17, 2025
Media Mention

"The biggest difference between 23andMe and other breaches is that sequenced DNA is 'irreplaceable and immutable,' said Jennifer King," a Stanford HAI Policy Fellow.

23andMe Clients Navigate Uncertain Future Two Years After Breach

Bloomberg Law
Oct 17, 2025

"The biggest difference between 23andMe and other breaches is that sequenced DNA is 'irreplaceable and immutable,' said Jennifer King," a Stanford HAI Policy Fellow.

Law Enforcement and Justice
Regulation, Policy, Governance
Media Mention
Harnessing AI to Improve Access to Justice in Civil Courts
Shana Lynch
Mar 04, 2025
News

Stanford law professor advocates for public-sector AI tools to support self-represented litigants in civil cases.

Harnessing AI to Improve Access to Justice in Civil Courts

Shana Lynch
Mar 04, 2025

Stanford law professor advocates for public-sector AI tools to support self-represented litigants in civil cases.

Law Enforcement and Justice
News
Strengthening AI Accountability Through Better Third Party Evaluations
Ruth E. Appel
Nov 06, 2024
News

At a recent Stanford-MIT-Princeton workshop, experts highlight the need for legal protections, standardized evaluation practices, and better terminology to support third-party AI evaluations.

Strengthening AI Accountability Through Better Third Party Evaluations

Ruth E. Appel
Nov 06, 2024

At a recent Stanford-MIT-Princeton workshop, experts highlight the need for legal protections, standardized evaluation practices, and better terminology to support third-party AI evaluations.

Foundation Models
Law Enforcement and Justice
Privacy, Safety, Security
Regulation, Policy, Governance
News
Stanford AI Model Helps Locate Racist Deeds In Santa Clara County
KQED
Oct 21, 2024
Media Mention

Stanford's RegLab, directed by HAI Senior Fellow Daniel E. Ho, developed an AI model that helped Santa Clara accelerate the process of flagging and mapping restrictive covenants. 

Stanford AI Model Helps Locate Racist Deeds In Santa Clara County

KQED
Oct 21, 2024

Stanford's RegLab, directed by HAI Senior Fellow Daniel E. Ho, developed an AI model that helped Santa Clara accelerate the process of flagging and mapping restrictive covenants. 

Government, Public Administration
Regulation, Policy, Governance
Law Enforcement and Justice
Machine Learning
Foundation Models
Media Mention
AI Seeks Out Racist Language in Property Deeds for Termination
Bloomberg Law
Oct 17, 2024
Media Mention

Dan Ho, HAI Senior Fellow and director of the Stanford RegLab, discusses RegLab's AI model that analyzes decades of property records, helping to identify illegal racially restrictive language in housing documents.

AI Seeks Out Racist Language in Property Deeds for Termination

Bloomberg Law
Oct 17, 2024

Dan Ho, HAI Senior Fellow and director of the Stanford RegLab, discusses RegLab's AI model that analyzes decades of property records, helping to identify illegal racially restrictive language in housing documents.

Machine Learning
Regulation, Policy, Governance
Foundation Models
Law Enforcement and Justice
Media Mention
Riana Pfefferkorn: At the Intersection of Technology and Civil Liberties
Shana Lynch
Sep 24, 2024
News

Stanford HAI’s new Policy Fellow will study AI’s implications for privacy and safety, and explore how we can build rights-respecting artificial intelligence.

Riana Pfefferkorn: At the Intersection of Technology and Civil Liberties

Shana Lynch
Sep 24, 2024

Stanford HAI’s new Policy Fellow will study AI’s implications for privacy and safety, and explore how we can build rights-respecting artificial intelligence.

Law Enforcement and Justice
Privacy, Safety, Security
Regulation, Policy, Governance
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