Racial Justice
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Settlement of NYPD Muslim Surveillance Lawsuits: A Platform for Better Oversight
Last week, the City of New York agreed to settle two federal lawsuits challenging the NYPD’s surveillance of American Muslims, promising to reform the rules that govern how the…
The Government Should Stop Rewarding Bad Policies for Police Body Cameras
Body cameras have major potential to increase police accountability. However, without informed policies governing their use, they might not only fail in this goal, they could actually…
Armed Drones and the Influence of Big Business on Police Surveillance Technology
On Wednesday, the Daily Beast reported that the North Dakota state legislature recently passed a bill allowing law enforcement drones to carry less-than-lethal weapons. In theory,…
It Will Take More Than Body Cameras to Restore Trust in Law Enforcement
Editors’ Note: The following post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections,” in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous…
NYPD Uses Discovery Tactics to Deter Civil Rights Claims
The discovery stage of national security litigation rarely attracts much interest, at least where it does not involve an invocation of “state secrets” by the federal government.…
UN Committee on Racial Discrimination reports on U.S. compliance: National Security Highlights
Last week, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issued its Concluding Observations (full text) assessing U.S. compliance with the International Convention…