Our Vision to Transform What it Means to Be a Prosecutor

Prosecutors don’t have to be oppressive actors in our criminal legal system. Just as they have the power to harm, they have the power to heal.

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Bill Barr Wants Sheriffs to Join His Attacks on State and Local Governments

Communities should protect immigrants rather than serve Trump’s agenda.

Attorney General William Barr speaks on stage at the National Sheriffs' Association Conference on February 10, 2020.

2020 Election: The Most Important Public Official You Need to Know and Meet

Get to know your local supervisor of elections ahead of the 2020 elections.

By Cassandra Brown, Mark Schneider

Sarasota Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner with Vietnam War veteran and Purple Heart recipient Alan Rhyelle

Deadline Looming, Strongest Surveillance Reform Bill Yet Emerges

It’s a very good first step.

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Congress Should Outlaw State Attacks on Abortion Access

I’m testifying on Capitol Hill today in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act, because my patients in Alabama deserve better than relentless state attacks on reproductive freedom.

Dr. Yashica Robinson testifying on Capitol Hill in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act.

The Trump Administration Wants Health Insurance Companies to Drop Abortion Coverage from Your Insurance Plan

The administration passed a new rule that would impose more than $1 billion in unnecessary costs in an effort to coerce insurance companies to stop offering coverage for abortion.

Pro-choice demonstrators with signs advocating the protection of the right to a safe abortion and that abortion is healthcare.

Hey Clearview, Your Misleading PR Campaign Doesn’t Make Your Face Surveillance Product Any Less Dystopian

Accurate or not, Clearview's face surveillance technology in law enforcement hands will end privacy as we know it.

A mockup image of how a computer scans a human face for facial recognition

The Government’s Nightmare Vision for Face Recognition at Airports and Beyond

A CBP airport face recognition program is poised to expand into American life.

A passenger using a facial recognition kiosk in the background with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer watching in the foreground.

Using Bail as Ransom Violates the Core Tenets of Pretrial Justice

Across the country, people are forced to surrender bail money to pay future debts before they’re ever convicted of a crime.

A gavel and a pair of handcuffs on a pile of money.