Three strikes against unchecked government spying and censorship
By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board President & Cooperating Attorney Last week was a busy week for privacy and free speech advocates. In New York, a federal appeals court issued a decision finding that the National Security Agency’s (NSA) telephone metadata...First Amendment victory in Pennsylvania
By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board Secretary & Cooperating Attorney Last week, a federal court in Pennsylvania struck down a state law aimed at restricting the free speech rights of prisoners. In Mumia Abu Jamal v. Kane, the court addressed a new state law in...Glimmers of Hope
By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board Secretary and Cooperating Attorney Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a rare glimmer of hope in a case called Rodriguez v. United States. In the case, the court held that police cannot extend a routine traffic stop to use a drug...
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