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Jonathan Katz appeared on NPR’s Up First podcast where he spoke about the Trump administration’s request to Congress to cancel already approved funding for foreign aid and public...
The challenge is that these apps should enable people to have a better relationship with law enforcement and not stoke their fears – fears that are pretty hyper-exaggerated by the..."
Howard Henderson spoke to the Houston Chronicle about the report that resulted from George Floyd’s death and led to 106 reform proposals for the Houston Police Department.
Rashawn Ray appeared on Matter of Fact where he shared key findings from his latest report on police reform, “The state of police reform: Measuring progress in each state.”
“If you sue this White House, you’re never going to get a future contract. Everybody knows that.”
That’s the heart of the question that’s being debated—although it’s not being debated in explicit terms—does racial discrimination exist?
It ends up being a very quiet and sneaky way to fund a voucher program and impose it on states because it’s just wrapped up in this gargantuan and confusing tax bill…
Nicol Turner Lee and Josie Stewart’s article detailing the proposed Republican moratorium on states legislating AI was cited by Forbes.
When it comes to AI, it has to be ‘measure, measure, measure and measure again’. It’s got to be a continuous process…
“It is incredibly unique when you compare Trump to other presidents…this notion that any president would give one individual two jobs to me just makes no sense. I’ve been studying White..."
“There’s going to be a lot more leeway when it comes to tax enforcement…it’s basically Christmas coming early if you cheated on your taxes this year.”
Russell Wheeler published a retrospective on the 1980 Judicial Conduct and Disability Act, reflecting on its 45 years and where it stands today.
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