Victory! Lawsuit Proceeds Against Clearview’s Face Surveillance
By Adam Schwartz Face surveillance is a growing menace to racial justice, privacy, and free speech. So EFF supports laws that ban government use of…
Constitution
Signed as Law: Ohio Takes Step Toward Treating Gold and Silver as Money
By Michael Maharrey COLUMBUS, Ohio (Aug. 30, 2021) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law exempting gold and silver bullion and…
Court Sets Ominous Precedent, Strips Mom of Parental Rights for Not Taking COVID Vaccine
By Matt Agorist Chicago, IL — In an unprecedented violation of rights, a case out of Chicago, Illinois should worry even the most stringent pro-vaccine…
Vaccine Passports Have Come to Canada; Don’t Expect the Canadian Constitution to Stop Them
By Patrick Carroll Of the many terms we’ve become accustomed to over the course of the pandemic, “vaccine passport” is perhaps one of the more…
Why So Many Americans Reject Legal Due Process in the Age of Covid
By Ryan McMaken The policy response to the covid panic of 2020 in the United States was one of the most widespread direct attacks on…
Americans Have Traded Their Freedoms for Safety from COVID, And Now We Have Neither
By Matt Agorist On March 16, 2020, the Trump administration released a 15-day plan to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the US. That was…
The Supreme Court Just (Finally) Stood Up for Property Rights against the CDC’s Lawlessness
By Brad Polumbo When it comes to upholding Americans’ constitutional rights, late isn’t good enough. But it’s still better than never. With its Thursday ruling…
Planned Expansion of Facial Recognition by US Agencies Called “Disturbing”
By Julia Conley Digital rights advocates reacted harshly Thursday to a new internal U.S. government report detailing how ten federal agencies have plans to greatly…
Chicago Inspector General: Police Use ShotSpotter to Justify Illegal Stop-and-Frisks
By Matthew Guariglia and Adam Schwartz The Chicago Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has released a highly critical report on the Chicago Police Department’s use…
The Dangers of Going Back to School After a Year of COVID-19 Lockdowns
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “Every day in communities across the United States, children and adolescents spend the majority of their waking hours…
Despite Majority of US Calling for End to Qualified Immunity, Feds Tell Americans It’s Here to Stay
By Matt Agorist Last year marked a turning point in American policing after the death of George Floyd. Though Floyd’s death at the hands of…
Police Question Man at His Home For Legal Email He Sent Critical of Gov’t
By Matt Agorist Last year, after the killing of George Floyd, protests erupted across the country. One such protest took place in Manassas, Virginia and…
Jewel v. NSA: Americans (Still) Deserve Their Day in Court
By David Greene With little explanation, the Ninth Circuit today affirmed the district court’s decision dismissing our landmark challenge to the US government’s mass communications…
Vax or Jail? The Dilemma Facing Some Americans
By Hannah Cox Brandon Rutherford was recently presented with a dilemma in an Ohio courtroom: get vaccinated or face incarceration. The 21-year-old was sentenced to…