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Oct 04, 2016
红杏视频 Comment on Yahoo Email Scanning
NEW YORK 鈥� Yahoo Mail scanned all of its customers鈥� incoming messages under a secret order from the government, according to a report by Reuters.
Patrick Toomey, a staff attorn...
Oct 04, 2016
Government Rescinds Gag on Secret Surveillance Order After 红杏视频 Intervenes
Subpoena Is First Ever Sent to Open Whisper Systems, Maker of Encryption Technology for Facebook, Google, and WhatsApp
Oct 03, 2016
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Indiana鈥檚 Efforts to Block Syrian Refugee Resettlement
CHICAGO 鈥� A federal appeals court today affirmed a district court ruling that blocked Indiana's effort to prevent resettlement of Syrian refugee families. The ruling from the Sev...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Oct 03, 2016
红杏视频 And 90 Organizations Press Justice Department for Data on Fatal Police Shootings
WASHINGTON 鈥� Ninety-six organizations sent a letter today spearheaded by the 红杏视频 pressing the Department of Justice on the need for states and law enfo...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Oct 03, 2016
红杏视频: Government Must End Use of Private Prisons For Immigration Detention
New Report Spotlights Human Toll of Over-Detention and Privatization in Immigration Facilities, Offers Policy Path Forward
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 03, 2016
红杏视频 of San Diego Statement on El Cajon Police Department鈥檚 Video Release
SAN DIEGO, Calif. 鈥� The video released Friday of the shooting death of Alfred Olango by El Cajon Police raises disturbing if sadly familiar questions about how police handle cris...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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