New York’s Contact Tracing Privacy Bill: A Promising Model
The measure passed by the legislature is a good foundation, but future Covid-19 privacy bills should more explicitly protect location data.
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Protecting the Fundamental Right to Mail in Prison
Undermining the Postal Service hurts incarcerated individuals and their families. -
How to Ensure that Americans Can Vote in Person Safely During Covid-19
The Brennan Center and the Infectious Disease Society of America have released a detailed guide for making polling places as healthy as possible during the pandemic. -
Mitch McConnell Honored John Lewis with Words. Now He Must Do It with Action.
The Senate majority leader supported the Voting Rights Act in the past, but now he’s refusing to restore its key protections. -
Police Infiltration of Protests Undermines the First Amendment
Protests against police brutality haven’t just been met with excessive force, they’ve also seen improper police surveillance that chills the right to free speech and assembly. -
Covid-19 Is Turning Prison Terms into Death Sentences
States must do more to cut prison populations in order to save lives. -
What Congress Needs to Do Now to Secure Election Day
There are three key lessons we need to learn from this year’s primaries to ensure a cyberattack does not disrupt our elections this fall. -
Trump’s Call to ‘Delay’ Election Is an Outrageous Break with American Faith in Democracy
Time and time again, Americans have exercised their right to vote during national emergencies. -
The Law Governing National Emergencies Needs Fixing
The flaws in the National Emergencies Act must be addressed before our democracy pays hefty consequences. -
The Department of Homeland Security Needs Long Overdue Oversight
A new spending bill would have allowed Congress to increase oversight over a department that is losing control.
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