Scott Shackford [Blue Checkmark]
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Here Are 4 Policing Reforms Cities and States Are Considering Right Now
There’s a lot of work to be done to prevent future George Floyds. Here are some baby steps.
Trump Says He'll Use Military Force To Restore Order in the States
Law enforcement, on his orders, violently dispersed nearby peaceful protesters.
Even Police Unions Trash the Actions of the Cop Who Killed George Floyd
Are we seeing a tipping point where police begin to grasp why the public is so outraged?
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Scott Shackford [Blue Checkmark]
Police unions often quickly defend cops accused of violent misconduct, regardless of the circumstances. That's not happening in Minneapolis. reason.com/2020/05/29/eve… via @reason
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Amendment Revived to Protect Americans' Internet Search Records From Warrantless Collection
The House will consider a surveillance reform proposal that failed in the Senate by just one vote.
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Scott Shackford [Blue Checkmark]
A chance to protect Americans from the feds collecting their internet search histories failed by one vote in the Senate. Now, the House may revive it.. reason.com/2020/05/26/ame… via @reason
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Churches Get Go-Ahead in California's Latest Reopening Plans
They’re still not being treated the same as secular places of gathering, so a legal challenge continues.
Why Did Arizona Democrats Kill a Bill Protecting Citizens From Police Overreach?
It’s all about the revenue. Civil forfeiture brings in money, and lawmakers are more worried about their budgets than residents’ due process and property rights.
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Scott Shackford [Blue Checkmark]
Arizona Democrats kill a bill protecting citizens from abusive civil asset forfeiture. The justification? They're worried about their own budgets. reason.com/2020/05/22/why… via @reason
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Justice Department Attempts To Blame Encryption for Terrorist Attack Feds Failed To See Coming
The FBI and attorney general want to ruin everybody's data security and draft Apple into compromising your safety.
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Even though the FBI managed to break into a dead terrorist's phone eventually, they still want to use the case as an excuse to destroy encryption. We should resist. reason.com/2020/05/19/jus… via @reason
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Senate Renews FBI Surveillance Powers With Modest Reforms
An effort by Sen. Rand Paul to forbid warrantless investigation of citizens was soundly defeated.
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Scott Shackford [Blue Checkmark]
An attempt by @RandPaul to forbid secret FISA surveillance of Americans fails as the USA Freedom Act is reauthorized for another two years. Some modest reforms did pass. reason.com/2020/05/14/sen… via @reason
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Senate Votes Down Protections Against Warrantless Government Collection of Americans' Browser and Search History
The amendment lost by one vote. Absent from today's vote? Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Sen. Mitch McConnell Looks To Undermine Efforts to Protect Americans From Secret FBI Surveillance
An amendment to a FISA renewal bill would let the FBI snoop on your online browser history.
Meet the Press Mangles a William Barr Quote to Make Him Look Awful, and It Backfires
There are a lot of reasons to critique the attorney general. Find one that doesn’t require misleading your audience.
Be Warned, Coronavirus Snitches: You Too May Be Snitched On
St. Louis tattlers discover their complaints about open businesses are public records.
America Wasn't Ready for Coronavirus
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Early takeaways from the country's response to a pandemic
Much of the FBI's Treatment of Mike Flynn Was Business as Usual, and That's the Scandal
Agents regularly attempt to catch suspects in lies to threaten them with prosecution, even when they can’t prove underlying crimes.
FDA Backs Away From Absurd 'Skim Milk' Legal Fight
Dairy industry-endorsed regulations required skim milk to be labeled as “imitation” if it hadn’t been enriched with added vitamins.
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Scott Shackford [Blue Checkmark]
The FDA tells dairies that they don't have to falsely label skim milk as "imitation" if it's not enriched with added vitamins, a win for free speech and consumer choice. reason.com/2020/04/28/fda… via @reason
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Hawaiian Brewery Under Investigation for Hand Sanitizer Giveaway
Absurd enforcement of liquor regulations harms public health efforts.
Supreme Court Rules Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts in Criminal Cases Unconstitutional
A 50-year-old precedent was tossed, which caused three justices to dissent.
A Teenager Posted About Her COVID-19 Infection on Instagram. A Deputy Threatened To Arrest Her if She Didn't Delete It.
Now the family is suing.
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Scott Shackford [Blue Checkmark]
In Wisconsin, a sheriff threatened a family over a teen posting on Instagram that she had COVID-19. Now her family is suing for this attempted censorship. reason.com/2020/04/17/a-t… via @reason
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Meet the Philly Judge Standing in the Way of Efforts To Stop Coronavirus Spread in Jails
Judge Anne Marie Coyle has rejected every emergency attempt to reduce prison populations.
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Scott Shackford [Blue Checkmark]
One Philadelphia judge is standing in the way of efforts to thin out jail populations in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 reason.com/2020/04/15/mee… via @reason
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2 Decades of Dubious Surveillance Will Make It Much Harder To Track COVID-19 Now
Government officials have only themselves to blame if citizens decline to share their information.