9th Circuit says mug shots posted online are ‘pretrial punishment’ in Maricopa County case

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that posting arrestees' mugshots on government websites constitutes illegal pretrial punishment. In a unanimous decision, three judges gave Brian Houston permission to sue Maricopa County over the sheriff's department's practice of routinely posting photos of people processed in its jails on the internet. Justice Marcia Berzon, writing […]