Barreling Toward Constitutional Tumult
With 2024 upon us, we are confronted with a presidential election that carries historic import for American democracy, its constitutional values, and the rule of law.
January 31, 2024With 2024 upon us, we are confronted with a presidential election that carries historic import for American democracy, its constitutional values, and the rule of law.
January 31, 2024In the quiet of the Thanksgiving week, the New York Court of Appeals delivered a blockbuster batch of decisions that herald a new day for constitutional claims presented by criminal defendants in New York. The 12 decisions released on Nov.
December 6, 2023 Police Accountability Criminal Justice ReformAs more anti-trans legislation floods state legislatures across the country, New Yorkers are right to feel grateful that none of these bills has gained traction here at home. But New York still falls short of being a place where transgender people’s rights are fully respected and protected.
November 9, 2023 Transgender Rights LGBTQ Rights Rights of Incarcerated PeopleSince 2018, parents, students and organizations like mine, the New York Civil Liberties Union, have sounded the alarm about the dangers of allowing error-prone, racially biased facial recognition technology in schools.
September 7, 2023 Technology in Schools Education Liberty and Technology Biometric PrivacyLast week’s news that the head of former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s security detail had pled guilty to crimes connected to his NYPD work for the mayor was noteworthy for many reasons, including because he was a high-ranking NYPD member.
August 16, 2023For more than seven years, 10,000 public school students — almost entirely children of color — in the East Ramapo Central School District just 40 miles north of New York City have had lead in their school water fountains.
August 8, 2023 Education Racial Justice Environmental Justice