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California Surveillance Equipment Bill Gains Important Amendments with Urging of Privacy Rights Advocates; Passes Committee

Post author By restorethe4th
Post date May 26, 2017
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UPDATE: (5/31/17) SB21 passed the California State Senate 21-15, and now will move on to the Assembly. SB 21 was filed in December by state Sen. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), proposing that all new law enforcement surveillance equipment to be first approved by local government. The approval process would require agencies to submit a Surveillance Use Policy at […]

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Judge Gorsuch: Friend to the Fourth?

Post author By restorethe4th
Post date April 3, 2017
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By Alex Marthews and Taylor Campbell It’s expected that the Judiciary Committee will vote April 3 on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court. He comes to the nomination with stellar formal qualifications, which is a nice change from, say, 90% of President Trump’s cabinet nominees (hello there, Betsy DeVos!). Inevitably and appropriately, Democrats […]