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This weekend, a special section in The Times commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Pentagon Papers. Here, contributors to the project reflect on how the secret study’s publication influenced their careers.

‘We’re going to publish’: an oral history of the Pentagon Papers

An organization that has defended the First Amendment rights of Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan is split by an internal debate over whether supporting progressive causes is more important.

Written By: Dave Olson / Forum News Service | 5:41 pm, Jun. 13, 2019 × Jack McDonald speaks with friends and family before being recognized for work on First Amendment issues with the Liberty Bell Award from the State Bar Association of North Dakota at the Delta by Marriott in Fargo on Thursday, June 13, 2019. David Samson / The Forum FARGO — Bismarck attorney Jack McDonald received the State Bar Association of North Dakotas Liberty Bell Award on Thursday, June 13, for work McDonal...

The Dan Abrams Podcast: Dan and Floyd Abrams Discuss Trump’s Facebook Ban Law & Crime Staff Dan Abrams sat down with his father and First Amendment attorney, Floyd Abrams, to discuss Facebook’s decision to ban Donald Trump from their site on the latest episode of The Dan Abrams Podcast. After Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld Trump’s suspension from their website, the two discussed how that ruling affects free speech and how it relates to the First Amendment. They make...

Senators seek limits on some facial-recognition use by police, energizing surveillance technology debate Drew Harwell © Richard Vogel/AP A downtown Los Angeles office building in 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) Senators are taking aim at a powerful facial recognition tool and law enforcement agencies’ purchases of Americans’ personal data in a landmark bill introduced Wednesday with bipartisan support that highlights the growing debate over surveillance technologie...

Hillicon Valley: House approves almost $2 billion in cyber, tech funds as part of relief package | Officials warn of widespread exploit of Microsoft vulnerabilities | Facebook files to dismiss antitrust lawsuits Maggie Miller,Chris Mills Rodrigo and Rebecca Klar © Getty Images The U.S. Capitol dome Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hills newsletter detailing all you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. If you dont already get it in you...

), for more coverage. Federal cybersecurity and information technology got a shot in the arm Wednesday with the inclusion of almost $2 billion in cyber funding in the COVID-19 relief bill that passed the House, but some officials say its not enough. Meanwhile, the nation’s top cybersecurity official warned of ‘widespread’ exploitation by hackers of Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities, and lawmakers introduced a range of measures on data privacy, election cybersecurity, and helping ...

Tech your username March 10, 2021 Immigrant rights organizations Mijente Support Committee and NorCal Resist Fund, along with four activists sued facial recognition company Clearview AI Inc. and other unknown defendants on Tuesday for their purported unlawful surveillance. The plaintiffs seek to enjoin the defendants from “illegally acquiring, storing, and selling their likenesses, and the likenesses of millions of Californians, in its quest to create a cyber surveillance state.”   The Al...

 (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Civil liberties activists are suing a firm that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the world, contending that Clearview AI illegally stockpiled data on 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Alameda County Superior Court, argues that the New York-based firm is in violation of Californias constitution. The suit seeks an injunction to bar the company from coll...