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How to Protect Against Foreign Interference in Elections? Upgrade Voting Technology

Reports of Russian “interference” in the 2016 election have left many asking how secure and reliable our voting systems are. Despite these facts, state legislatures and Congress are not providing the funds to upgrade and replace them.
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- March 27, 2017
San Francisco Sets an Example of How to Resist Surveillance in Trump Era

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) suspended its participation in the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force last month. It was the culmination of a seven-year effort by community groups to hold the SFPD to the city’s legally codified standards of transparency and accountability.
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- March 27, 2017
When it Comes to Justice, Algorithms are Far From Infallible

Algorithms are playing an increasingly important role in police departments and courtrooms across the nation. But “objective” algorithms can produce biased results.
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- March 27, 2017
Trump’s ‘Extreme Vetting’ Could Criminalize Islam

Innocuous behaviors, specifically related to Islam, have already been used as grounds for added scrutiny at the border.
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- March 23, 2017
Beware Trump’s Phony ‘Terror’ List

As a senator, Jeff Sessions had a history of falsely inflating the count of foreign nationals supposedly involved in terrorism. Now, he wants to do much more of that as attorney general.
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- March 22, 2017
NYPD Muslim Surveillance Settlement a Victory for New Yorkers, but Vigilance Still Needed

Muslim New Yorkers have long been fearful of the NYPD’s dragnet intelligence operations. From eavesdropping in cafes to placing informants in student groups, mosques, and political organizations, the NYPD spied on Muslims for over a decade because of their religion – generating zero leads, widespread distrust of police, and three federal lawsuits.
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- March 22, 2017
Correcting a Supreme Mistake

Neil Gorsuch could help the Supreme Court finally reverse its colossal blunder in Citizens United.
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- March 20, 2017
What Neil Gorsuch Should Say About the Courts, and the Rule of Law

Supreme Court confirmation hearings are often national civics lessons. This one comes at a moment when we’re in need of just that.
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- March 20, 2017
The Fight Over Voting Rules Didn't Start with Trump's Tweets

The next justice’s pen, not the president’s tweets, could redefine your right to vote.
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- March 19, 2017
Kellyanne Conway Isn’t as Crazy as You Think With That Microwave Comment

Kellyanne Conway earlier this week was right to raise concerns about the security of “smart” devices connected to the Internet, even if it was an attempt to distract from Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that Obama had “wiretapped” Trump Tower.
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- March 17, 2017

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How to Protect Against Foreign Interference in Elections? Upgrade Voting Technology

San Francisco Sets an Example of How to Resist Surveillance in Trump Era

When it Comes to Justice, Algorithms are Far From Infallible

Trump’s ‘Extreme Vetting’ Could Criminalize Islam

Beware Trump’s Phony ‘Terror’ List

NYPD Muslim Surveillance Settlement a Victory for New Yorkers, but Vigilance Still Needed

Correcting a Supreme Mistake

What Neil Gorsuch Should Say About the Courts, and the Rule of Law

The Fight Over Voting Rules Didn't Start with Trump's Tweets

Kellyanne Conway Isn’t as Crazy as You Think With That Microwave Comment

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