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Good Governance Paper No. 19: The Criminal Legal System — Toward a Paradigm Shift
Latest in series of top experts exploring proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government, public integrity, and the rule of law.
Nigerians Are the Latest to Risk Their Lives to Protest Against Police Brutality
As the United States inches closer to the presidential election, the fact that the protests in other countries mirror those here at home is an opportunity.
App Stores as Back-Doors for Government Regulation of End-to-End Encryption
App stores make natural chokepoints for de facto government regulation, without the long and politically expensive process of legislation. But the privacy and security implications…
Bringing Abolition to National Security
"Though far less explored, abolition may also be the most promising option for dealing with discriminatory national security laws and policies. Without understanding the historical,…
DHS’s Portland Follies: Tracing the Official Public Narrative and Internal Communications
Jeffrey Michaels examines the rhetorical frameworks used by the Department of Homeland Security in describing protest events in Portland and beyond.
Extrajudicial Executions from the United States to Palestine
Israel’s “shoot-to-kill policy,” based on racialization and dehumanization of Palestinians, and the militarized U.S. response to Black uprisings, are the manifestations of…
In the Drive to Curb Police Abuses, Rein in Their Tech Too
Local groups in a national movement are pressing for oversight of how and when law enforcement agencies use technology to monitor citizens.
New Technologies, New Problems – Troubling Surveillance Trends in America
The rapid advent of powerful digital surveillance technologies raises questions about the U.S. ability to maintain a balance between security and citizens' rights. Several troubling…
Police Violence at Home Requires a Rethink of U.S. Foreign Policy and Assistance Abroad
When police brutalize and murder unarmed Black Americans, the effectiveness and legitimacy of the United States – including its ability to support justice abroad – crumbles.…
Defund America’s Endless Wars
Dismantling the structures of racist policing at home will require recognizing the continuum of security state violence that connects domestic policing, border enforcement and…
Politically Motivated Prosecutions Part II: Refuse, Report, Resign
In Part II of this series, Kristy Parker and Erica Newland explain how DOJ's career prosecutors should respond when they become aware of, or are asked to participate in, politically…
Politically-Motivated Prosecutions Part I: Legal Obligations and Ethical Duties of Prosecutors
AG Barr is poised to weaponize criminal prosecutions. In part one of a two-part series, former DOJ attorneys Kristy Parker and Erica Newland explain how politically motivated prosecutions…