Wyoming Sheriffs Shouldn’t Take Dollars for Detainees

County budgets shouldn’t depend on ICE immigration efforts.

By Antonio Serrano

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Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance

Build it (an authoritarian tracking infrastructure) and they (expanded uses) will come

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Many Are Focused on the Wrong Questions When it Comes to AI

Do large language models have an inherent politics?

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Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next

Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship. The ACLU explains how the legal fight unfolded.

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Trump's Attacks on Press Freedom Escalate: NPR, PBS Funding Cuts Explained

From funding cuts and executive orders to billion-dollar lawsuits, the Trump administration is mounting a historic assault on independent journalism and press freedom.

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Five Common Misconceptions About Immigration

Despite what many people think, achieving the American dream as an immigrant isn’t easy – and there are widespread misconceptions about how the immigration system actually works.

By Antonio Serrano, Antonio Serrano

Five misconceptions about immigration

Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are “Suspicious”

Company crosses a dangerous line by beginning to offer AI suspicion-generation functions

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60 Years Later: How a Civil Rights-Era Defamation Case Empowers the Press

From civil rights protests to Trump-era lawsuits, New York Times v. Sullivan continues to shape press freedom

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Takeaways from the Supreme Court's Term

This term was marked by sharp right turns in major civil rights cases, a mixed record on lower-profile cases, and mixed outcomes in an ascendant emergency docket

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