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Lawsuit Exposes LAPDs Social Media Monitoring Program

The Crime Report

A freedom of information suit the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law filed nearly two years ago has revealed that the LAPD used a monitoring tool, ABTShield , to extract information from millions of tweets as part of a pilot program in October and November 2020, reports Law360.

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LAPD Engaged Private Firm to Track Defund Police Movement Online

The Crime Report

The department conducted a one-month trial of social media monitoring software from the company that typically worked in advertising and marketing to monitor tens of thousands of tweets related to Black Lives Matter and racial justice protests, some of them from prominent Black activists outside of LA and private civilians advocating for reforms.

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Survey: Facing Threats and Political Pressure, One in Five U.S. Election Workers May Call It Quits

The Crime Report

A new national survey conducted by the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law found that one in five U.S.

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Are Drones ‘Law Enforcement’s Future’?

The Crime Report

After a long court fight, with support from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, by the Brennan Center for Justice, Electronic Privacy Information Center, FreedomWorks, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Rutherford Institute, in July 2021 Baltimore’s Fourth Circuit U.S.

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ALPS In Brief – Episode 56: An 2L’s Tale of “Zoom Law School” and the Virtues of Virtual

ALPS

Katie Peterson is a Class of 2022 JD Candidate at the American University Washington College of Law, a Teaching Fellow with the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project , VP of Membership with If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice , and an Intern with Women Lawyers on Guard. Katie, thank you for joining us.

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On the Road at the 2016 ABA Annual Meeting

LegalTalkNetwork

“When our justice system fails these people, we must answer their call and fight on their behalf.” The sessions featured an amazing array of leaders and speakers whose voices carry great weight in the legal profession as well as our nation — FBI Director James Comey, GCs for Fortune 500 companies, U.S.

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Biden Record on Justice Reform Called ‘Disappointing’

The Crime Report

The Joe Biden Administration has fallen far short of campaign promises designed to build a fairer and more effective criminal legal system, according to a one-year “Report Card” published Monday by the Brennan Center for Justice. To ensure reform, the Brennan Center suggests that the DOJ should instruct every U.S.