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Dec 24, 2020

A Tale of Two Body Camera Videos

Over the past month, two high-profile incidents reaffirmed why police body cameras cannot serve as a police transparency and accountability tool as long as state law empowers...

By aclutn

Over the past month, two high-profile incidents reaffirmed why police body cameras cannot serve as a police transparency and accountability tool as long as state law empowers...

By aclutn
Dec 23, 2020

The FBI is Secretly Breaking Into Encrypted Devices. We’re Suing.

The FBI is secretly breaking the encryption that secures our cell phones and laptops from identity thieves, hackers, and abusive governments, and it refuses to even...

By aclutn

The FBI is secretly breaking the encryption that secures our cell phones and laptops from identity thieves, hackers, and abusive governments, and it refuses to even...

By aclutn
Dec 22, 2020

A Deportation Moratorium, What Comes Next for Biden?

This blog is the eighth in a series outlining a reimagined, just, and humane immigration system for the United States.  The past four years proved that the Biden-...

By aclutn

This blog is the eighth in a series outlining a reimagined, just, and humane immigration system for the United States.  The past four years proved that the Biden-...

By aclutn
Dec 22, 2020

CBP’s Plan to Expand Face Surveillance at Airports is a Civil Liberties Disaster in the Making

Over the last couple years, it’s become increasingly clear that facial recognition technology doesn’t work well, and would be a civil liberties and privacy nightmare even if...

By aclutn

Over the last couple years, it’s become increasingly clear that facial recognition technology doesn’t work well, and would be a civil liberties and privacy nightmare even if...

By aclutn
Dec 19, 2020

President-Elect Biden’s Voting Rights To-Do List

President Trump has assailed the right to vote during his entire time in the Oval Office. Trump’s term was bookended with baseless claims of voter fraud, an unoriginal yet...

By aclutn

President Trump has assailed the right to vote during his entire time in the Oval Office. Trump’s term was bookended with baseless claims of voter fraud, an unoriginal yet...

By aclutn
Dec 19, 2020

The Winner of the 2020 Election: Drug Legalization

The 2020 election was notable for many reasons, but one winner really stood out: drug legalization. Five states legalized either medicinal or adult use of marijuana. Oregon...

By aclutn

The 2020 election was notable for many reasons, but one winner really stood out: drug legalization. Five states legalized either medicinal or adult use of marijuana. Oregon...

By aclutn