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For years, attempts have been made to make access to federal court records free. To date, not one of these efforts have been successful. The federal judiciary likes its antiquated cash cow, raking in PACER fees meant to improve and free up (as in "free") document access and redistributing the profit amongst itself, (illegally) blowing…

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The TSA has been working towards this goal for nearly a half-decade. Its parent agency, the DHS, has already deployed facial recognition tech, most of it aimed at foreigners. The CBP uses it all the time. In 2020, the CBP's facial recognition scanners at US borders captured 50 million facial images and less than 300…

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Once again, law enforcement's enthusiasm for violent warrant service has combined with its disinterest in responsible policing to result in a civil rights lawsuit. Here's how that all played out, as reported by The Denver Post. (h/t Techdirt reader BentFranklin) Ruby Johnson, 77, is afraid to be alone in the house where she’s lived for…

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