Oct 14, 2019 | Civil Rights
Policy Summary On January 25, 2019, it was reported that Facebook was planning to implement end-to-end encryption of messages across its Facebook Messenger, Instagram and Whats – App messenger platforms. Facebook said that the plans would help users talk to each...
Oct 10, 2019 | Civil Rights
Policy Summary On October 1, 2019 Judge Allison Burroughs of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a ruling in the case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. The Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed the case in November...
Oct 8, 2019 | Civil Rights
Policy Summary The Confrontation Clause contained in the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution states “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right…to be confronted by the witnesses against him.” On September 29, 2019,...
Oct 7, 2019 | Civil Rights
Policy Summary In July 2019 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) handed down a series of rulings in cases that were filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Communications Workers of America. The final rulings in the cases were not made...
Sep 26, 2019 | Civil Rights
Policy Summary: On February 6, 2019 HB 1079 was introduced in the Tennessee House of Representatives. The bill put forth additional requirements for voter registration drives that are performed in the state. Voter registration drives must register with the state, add...
Sep 4, 2019 | Civil Rights
Policy Summary On July 14, 2019 President Donald J. Trump posted on his Twitter account tweets that were directed at four prominent Democratic Congresswomen of color. The women had been critical of United States policies under the Trump Administration. The...
