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Mar 31, 2020
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ-WA Statement on Insufficient Facial Recognition Regulations (SB 6280) Becoming Law
SEATTLE - Today, Gov. Jay Inslee signed SB 6280, permitting the government to use racially biased face surveillance technology, vetoing the workgroup that would have allowed commun...
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology
Mar 19, 2020
Louisiana Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling Requiring New Orleans to Turn Over Surveillance Camera Locations
NEW ORLEANS – In a win for the city’s public defenders and civil rights groups representing them, the Louisiana Supreme Court has declined to consider the City of New Orleansâ€...
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology
Mar 09, 2020
Civil Rights Coalition Welcomes Detroit Water Restart Plan During Threat of COVID-19, Urges Officials for Long-Term Solution
DETROIT – A coalition of civil rights attorneys and organizations that petitioned the Governor to end the Detroit water shutoffs welcomes today’s announcement that water servic...
Feb 26, 2020
NYCLU Statement on New High-Tech School Security Projects Approved Through Smart Schools Bond Act
NEW YORK – Today Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the approval of $111 million for 133 new Smart Schools Bond Act, including $51.5 million for high-tech security projects like the...
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology
Feb 21, 2020
NYCLU Statement on ICE Access to DMV Databases
NEW YORK — Today Governor Cuomo announced in various media interviews his intention to allow ICE and DHS to access DMV databases. Last week the Governor met with the President to...
Feb 07, 2020
NYCLU to Sue DHS for Illegal Suspension of Global Entry Program for New Yorkers
NEW YORK – The New York Civil Liberties Union today announced its intention to file a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security for its retaliatory suspens...
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