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July 18, 2019
Have We Reached Peak Xenophobia Yet?
It鈥檚 been a dizzying few days in U.S. immigration policy. Earlier this week, the Trump administration issued rules to ban most refugees arriving through the southern border. Despite legal setbacks, the administration continues to try to build a border wall. And at the same time, the president has launched sustained...
Have We Reached Peak Xenophobia Yet?
It鈥檚 been a dizzying few days in U.S. immigration policy. Earlier this week, the Trump administration issued rules to ban most refugees arriving through the southern border. Despite legal setbacks, the administration continues to try...
July 11, 2019
How to Stop Your City From Spying on You
Surveillance technology is slowly encroaching on every part of our lives. With regulation at the federal level slow to materialize, local governments are taking action. Two American cities 鈥 San Francisco, Calif. and Somerville, Mass. 鈥 recently passed local laws to ban the use of facial recognition technology by police...
How to Stop Your City From Spying on You
Surveillance technology is slowly encroaching on every part of our lives. With regulation at the federal level slow to materialize, local governments are taking action. Two American cities 鈥 San Francisco, Calif. and Somerville, Mass....
July 4, 2019
The Case for D.C. Statehood
Hundreds of thousands of Washington, D.C. residents currently lack full political representation. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents them in the House of Representatives, is currently leading an initiative to make the District of Columbia the 51st state.
The Case for D.C. Statehood
Hundreds of thousands of Washington, D.C. residents currently lack full political representation. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents them in the House of Representatives, is currently leading an initiative to make the District of Columbia...
July 2, 2019
The 吃瓜直播鈥檚 Legal Director Reflects on the Supreme Court鈥檚 Last Term
It was another dramatic year for the Supreme Court. A new justice was sworn in against the backdrop of scandal. A beloved justice got sick and recovered. And, of course, major precedent-setting decisions were handed down. David Cole, the 吃瓜直播鈥檚 legal director and a seasoned Supreme Court litigator makes sense...
The 吃瓜直播鈥檚 Legal Director Reflects on the Supreme Court鈥檚 Last Term
July 2, 2019
The 吃瓜直播鈥檚 Legal Director Reflects on the Supreme Court鈥檚 Last Term
The 吃瓜直播鈥檚 Legal Director Reflects on the Supreme Court鈥檚 Last TermIt was another dramatic year for the Supreme Court. A new justice was sworn in against the backdrop of scandal. A beloved justice got sick and recovered. And, of course, major precedent-setting decisions were handed...
June 27, 2019
What the Supreme Court's Census Decision Means
In one of the most highly anticipated decisions of its term, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration cannot add a citizenship question to the U.S. census 颅鈥 at least not for now. Dale Ho, director of the 吃瓜直播鈥檚 Voting Rights Project, who argued the case, explains the decision.
What the Supreme Court's Census Decision Means
June 27, 2019
What the Supreme Court's Census Decision Means
What the Supreme Court's Census Decision MeansIn one of the most highly anticipated decisions of its term, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration cannot add a citizenship question to the U.S. census 颅鈥 at least not for now. Dale...
June 20, 2019
The Next Frontier in Data Privacy
This week marks the one-year anniversary of arguably the most important privacy ruling of the digital age. In Carpenter v. the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that police violated the Fourth Amendment when they secured months鈥 worth of a robbery suspect's location information from his cell phone company without...
The Next Frontier in Data Privacy
This week marks the one-year anniversary of arguably the most important privacy ruling of the digital age. In Carpenter v. the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that police violated the Fourth Amendment when they...
June 13, 2019
Why It's Time to Talk 吃瓜直播 Reparations
As discussions about racism in America gain traction, so too does the question of reparations. Broadly defined as some form of repayment for the harms inflicted on enslaved peoples and their descendants, reparations have earned increased visibility thanks to advocacy by the National African-American Reparations Commission and other groups. The...
Why It's Time to Talk 吃瓜直播 Reparations
As discussions about racism in America gain traction, so too does the question of reparations. Broadly defined as some form of repayment for the harms inflicted on enslaved peoples and their descendants, reparations have earned...
June 6, 2019
Paul Butler on Policing Black Men and Transforming the System
On this week鈥檚 episode, Georgetown Professor Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor, joins At Liberty to discuss his book, "Chokehold: Policing Black Men"; how the criminal legal system has Black men in its grip; and why it's so hard to change the system from within.
Paul Butler on Policing Black Men and Transforming the System
June 6, 2019
Paul Butler on Policing Black Men and Transforming the System
Paul Butler on Policing Black Men and Transforming the SystemOn this week鈥檚 episode, Georgetown Professor Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor, joins At Liberty to discuss his book, "Chokehold: Policing Black Men"; how the criminal legal system has Black men in its grip; and...
May 30, 2019
The Latest Assault on Abortion Rights
In the last few months, six states have passed laws that essentially ban abortion, and several other states have similar bills pending. 聽Restrictions on access to abortion have been building for decades since the Supreme Court ruled in 1973 that abortion is a constitutional right. But these direct assaults on...
The Latest Assault on Abortion Rights
In the last few months, six states have passed laws that essentially ban abortion, and several other states have similar bills pending. 聽Restrictions on access to abortion have been building for decades since the Supreme...
May 23, 2019
At Liberty Live! Feat. Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman on 鈥淏ooksmart鈥
Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman, the director and the writer of the new movie 鈥淏ooksmart,鈥 joined At Liberty to talk about storytelling, casting without bias, and why "The Big Lebowski" was an inspiration. Wilde is known for her roles on TV shows such as 鈥淭he O.C.鈥 and 鈥淗ouse鈥 and in...
At Liberty Live! Feat. Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman on 鈥淏ooksmart鈥
May 23, 2019
At Liberty Live! Feat. Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman on 鈥淏ooksmart鈥
At Liberty Live! Feat. Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman on 鈥淏ooksmart鈥Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman, the director and the writer of the new movie 鈥淏ooksmart,鈥 joined At Liberty to talk about storytelling, casting without bias, and why "The Big Lebowski" was an inspiration. Wilde is...