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Citizen Privacy Under Attack During Coronavirus Pandemic

Citizen Privacy Under Attack During Coronavirus Pandemic

Activists and elected officials who are opposed to citizen privacy are attempting to take advantage of the current crisis to advance their anti-free speech agenda. Last week, Congressional Democrats unsuccessfully attempted to insert regulations that would limit First Amendment rights into the CARES Act. Read More »
The Atlantic: Red and Blue America Agree That Now Is the Time to Violate the Constitution

The Atlantic: Red and Blue America Agree That Now Is the Time to Violate the Constitution

History presents numerous examples of liberty violations made in the face of security threats: the Alien and Sedition Acts signed into law by President John Adams, Japanese American internment camps during WWII, and the use of torture after 9/11. After the threat has subsided, Americans must recognize any constitutional violations for what they were, lest they become the new normal. Read More »
New York Times: As Coronavirus Surveillance Escalates, Personal Privacy Plummets

New York Times: As Coronavirus Surveillance Escalates, Personal Privacy Plummets

Mayor Bill de Blasio posted details on Twitter about a lawyer in Westchester County who was the second person in the state to test positive for the virus — including the name of the man’s seven-person law firm and the names of the schools attended by two of his children. A few hours later, The New York Post identified the lawyer by name and was soon referring to him as “patient zero” in the coronavirus outbreak in New Rochelle. Read More »
Donor disclosure law blocked in New Jersey

Donor disclosure law blocked in New Jersey

Earlier this month, Judge Brian Martinotti of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted a permanent injunction that bars New Jersey from enforcing S. 150, a state law that would have required certain nonprofit organizations to disclose information about their donors. Read More »
West Virginia is the most recent state to protect citizen privacy!

West Virginia is the most recent state to protect citizen privacy!

Earlier this month, Governor Jim Justice signed the Protect Our Right to Unite Act, making West Virginia the third state to sign critical citizen privacy legislation into law. The legislation received wide bipartisan support that included groups such as the West Virginia chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans for Prosperity. Read More »