A Federal Court Sounds the Alarm on the Privacy Harms of Face Recognition Technology

The court ruled that a lawsuit alleging that Facebook is violating Illinois’ biometric privacy law can proceed.

A screen displaying Facebook's facial recognition technology

Over 132,400 Opposed Trump’s Anti-Trans Health Care Plan

A proposed rule would undermine protections for transgender people and others facing discriminatory denials of health care and insurance coverage.

A doctor showing a patient a syringe used to inject testosterone

After the Power of Protest Ousts a Governor, Puerto Rico has a New Leader. For Now.

Protest works. Protest is powerful.

Puerto Rico protests

A Mother’s Plea: "Please Don’t Ignore Prisoners Like My Son"

I am able to hold on to a sliver of hope that my son will one day rejoin his family in my house because I believe that one day Florida will have a governor and a majority of legislators who believe in second chances and proportional punishments.

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Supreme Court Order No ‘Big Victory’ For Trump’s Border Wall. The Fight Continues.

The Supreme Court has not yet decided the case, or given Trump’s abuse of emergency powers the stamp of approval.

Border Wall

This County Criminalized Students for Bad Grades – Until Now

The ACLU and ACLU Foundations of California filed a landmark settlement that will end the relationship between the probation department and school districts in Riverside, California.

A student erasing answers from a test

With the Right to Boycott Under Attack, Some Members of Congress Are Pushing Back

In a sea of anti-BDS legislation, a resolution championing the right to political boycotts emerges.

Boycott Israel Protest

Experts Say “Emotion Recognition” Lacks Scientific Foundation

A new study strongly suggests that "emotion recognition" products are built on a bed of intellectual quicksand.

Screens with AI assisted analysis and surveillance of individuals

I Paid My Debt and Served My Time, But Face Roadblocks Everyday

How can I prove that I am redeemable if I never get a chance to even provide adequate food or shelter for myself? To live with full dignity?

By Tranassa White

Tranassa White at Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office in Pensacola, January 2019