Blade M. Allen writes: In the early morning hours on July 7, 1997, a woman, M.C., was raped in her apartment in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Chris McKee & Stephanie Chavez, Albuquerque Man Arrested in Connection with a 1997 Rape Cold Case, KRQE (Dec. 21, 2021). M.C. lived with her cat on the northeast side of the…
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Before book-banning wave, the FBI spied on people’s library activity
Anthony Aycock reports: Efforts by school boards and county and state governments to ban books have taken on historic proportions in recent years. The American Library Association reported a record-setting number of book challenges in 2021 — a record that probably was broken in 2022 — and some challengers went so far as to call for the librarians who…
Nevada’s Top Court Says Cops Can Now Be Sued For Rights Violations, Won’t Have Access To Qualified Immunity
Tim Cushing writes: Cops in Nevada had better start behaving. The state’s Supreme Court has handed down a ruling that not only guarantees residents the right to sue under state law, but won’t allow officers to easily escape lawsuits by asking for qualified immunity. Here’s the background of the case, as summarized by Nick Sibilla at Forbes:…
Bill would force period tracking apps to follow privacy laws
The AP reports: When the Supreme Court last June stripped away constitutional protections for abortion, concerns grew over the use of period tracking apps because they aren’t protected by federal privacy laws. Privacy experts have said they fear pregnancies could be surveilled and the data shared with police or sold to vigilantes. Some Washington state lawmakers want to…