Surveillance and institutional power
When do extraordinary surveillance tools become ordinary, and what safeguards hold?
Reporting reveals federal agents obtained warrants earlier in 2026 to use cell-site simulators in the case of Jerome Richardson, who helped Don Lemon document an anti-ICE protest. Prosecutors conceded affidavits wrongly said video showed two journalists chanting. Whether the devices were used is unclear.
Reporting- 'Appalling': Horror as feds got warrants to hunt Don Lemon's producer with fake cell towers Raw Story (summarizing WIRED)