Over 20 years defending rights, especially when threatened by the govt's nat sec and police powers. Now at the Project On Government Oversight (@POGOwatchdog).

Washington, D.C.
Joined October 2008
We already know from public reporting that a judge objected to some of the tools agencies are using, & as @RonWyden notes—the law requires declassification of the ruling. Why is it so dangerous for Americans to know how they’re potentially being spied on? What is there to hide?
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Wall Street Journal: over 100 federal judges failed to recuse themselves from 685 cases involving companies they or relatives owned stock in buff.ly/3kNdCiM. Our judicial selection task force has called for better disclosure and recusal rules. buff.ly/3ypbL7c
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A group of former judges urges SCOTUS not to close off a vital pathway for people to have a full and fair hearing in federal court if their lawyers let them down earlier in the process. Read their brief: buff.ly/2XJIU16
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On #SCOTUS: The Court is increasingly the most powerful, but least accountable branch of gov't. Here is our case for a more accountable and transparent Supreme Court. #FairCourts youtu.be/5mg7SvR5kfs
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Watch episode one of #CapturedCourts to learn about the ways in which the structure and composition of #SCOTUS is damaging its own legitimacy. Is this how we really want the highest court in the land to operate? Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=QCh6-TtV…
OLC’s tendency to expand presidential power has led to executive actions that have: ➡️ directly harmed people ➡️ undermined people’s rights ➡️ stifled Congress’s oversight efforts. It’s time for reform. buff.ly/31c8j1C
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POGO is proud to endorse @RepPressley & @SenMarkey’s Ending Qualified Immunity Act. Qualified immunity holds law enforcement to a much lower standard than the general public, and it has to end. If you want to learn more about it, read @krhawkins’ piece: pogo.org/analysis/2020/10/un…
The continued attempts to challenge the election results in areas with large Black populations are part of an attempt to disenfranchise people of color, not a fact-based effort to protect free and fair elections in our country. Read more: buff.ly/3hPDsQc
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We're urging Customs and Border Protection to halt its face recognition program: buff.ly/2Kopf0c
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Massachusetts is close to imposing limits on state government use of facial recognition. Gov. Baker is refusing to sign the bill, but the @celtics wrote an op-ed in support of the measure: buff.ly/2KgJZHc
Trump reportedly plans to issue pardons to his family and friends. While reprehensible, it's not a new phenomenon. The pardon power invites abuse: buff.ly/376i2dW
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We've updated our timeline of AG Bill Barr's misconduct. Check it out: buff.ly/2JkgX8Y
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Did you miss our virtual moot court last night? The participants put on a great debate. Watch the replay here: buff.ly/35AA8Uu
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We're holding our first ever virtual Moot Court! Participants were asked to make a case for an injunction in a hypothetical court fight involving the government’s abuse of power amid a national election Register to watch the arguments on Nov. 16: buff.ly/38avwWS
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The risk of police surveillance while protesting is real. We have a guide on how law enforcement can track protesters and how demonstrators can respond to these threats: buff.ly/3mZLs2p
Will Bill Barr place his thumb on the scale to tip the election to Trump? @JakeLaperruque walks us through the possible scenarios: buff.ly/2TKaoy3
2 Breonna Taylor grand jury members say they didn't get chance to consider homicide charges against officers buff.ly/2HLEnU5 Controlling the charges is just way our system shields police from accountability. Read more on police impunity: buff.ly/31WcmQC
Rhetoric from President Trump apparently aimed at undermining the #Election2020 results have heightened concerns about fairness & voter suppression So @POGOBlog set up a tipline for election officials to confidentially report wrongdoing they witness: buff.ly/3ea3M5q