Category «Civil Liberties»

Labor Market Impacts of ICE Activity in Trump 2.0

NBER – Labor Market Impacts of ICE Activity in Trump 2.0. Elizabeth Cox & Chloe N. East. Working Paper 35129. DOI 10.3386/w35129. Issue Date, April 2026. We provide the first causal, national empirical analysis of the labor market impacts of heightened immigration enforcement during the second Trump administration. Enforcement increased everywhere, but, we take advantage of the …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Economy, Legal Research

FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers

404 Media: “The FBI is seeking up to $36 million for nationwide access to automated license plate reader (ALPRs) data, which could let it query vehicle movements across the U.S. and its territories through a commercial database. 404 Media reports: “The FBI has a crucial need for accessible LPRs to provide a diverse and reliable …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Records, Legal Research, Privacy, Transportation

Trump’s ICE Dragnet Has Hauled Parents Away From 146,635 American Children

Brookings: Editor’s note: The key findings presented in this article were produced using a new interactive tool that generates estimates of the number of children likely affected by parental detention. These figures are estimates and should be interpreted accordingly. To learn more about the methodology and explore the tool yourself, click here. The Trump administration …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 15, 2026

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 15, 2026 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: AI, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

The Evolution of Epstein’s Trafficking Network, from Palm Beach to Paris and Beyond

The Price of Non-Prosecution: The Evolution of Epstein’s Trafficking Network, from Palm Beach to Paris and Beyond | May 12, 2026 – “Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Committee Democrats, and local Democratic Members held a hearing in West Palm Beach, Florida, as part of its Jeffrey …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

The internet you grew up on isn’t dying. A commercial veneer glued on top of it is.

Take heart – the internet still exists. And you are on it now – as you read beSpacific and LLRX, so go out and discover all the other places, music, writing…enjoy. Terry Godier: “…The reason these systems survived is also the reason they are surviving the AI flood, and the reason they will probably outlive …

Subjects: AI, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Education, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Internet, Knowledge Management

Explore the data: 10,000 rulings against Trump in ICE cases

Politico: “Under President Donald Trump, ICE is locking up immigrants at an unprecedented scale, holding tens of thousands of people — many with no criminal records and deep roots in the U.S. — in detention facilities to await the outcome of deportation proceedings. POLITICO is tracking the surge in litigation triggered by the administration’s novel …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

How often does the Supreme Court overturn its own decisions?

Pew Research: “…What kinds of cases have been overturned most frequently? The Supreme Court has overturned precedents in a variety of legal areas. For example, the decision that overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 broadly concerned civil rights. That’s according to the Supreme Court Database, which categorizes cases by issue area. Overall, 14% of Supreme Court …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

The Late-Night Truth Social Storms That Offer a Window Into the President’s Min

Wall Street Journal Gift Article [why did this take so long to publish?] A WSJ analysis of thousands of posts found that the president uses the social-media platform to spread conspiracy theories and attack his adversaries. Monday was a typical day for President Trump. He took questions in the Oval Office. He met with members …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Social Media

United States Counterterrorism Strategy. We Will Find You And We Will Kill You.

Follow up to Trump Strategy Names Antifa Among “Major Types of Terror Groups” – See also Dean Blundell: “If you are an American who disagrees with Donald Trump, the President of the United States, you have now put your name on a list. He didn’t say your name. He didn’t have to. He had Sebastian …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

New Judiciary Democrats Report Reveals Trump Deportation Policies Are Undermining State and Local Criminal Prosecutions

Press release: “…The report, “Acquittal by Removal: How Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda Abandons Crime Victims and Allows Perpetrators to Avoid Justice,” finds that in its push to meet deportation quotas, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has deported victims, witnesses, and even criminal defendants before trials could be completed—derailing prosecutions and leaving serious crimes unresolved. As …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Copyright, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

Trump’s Complaints About Iran War Leaks Prompt Aggressive DOJ Investigations WSJ

Wall street Journal Gift Article – “President Trump privately complained to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about media leaks in the wake of the Iran war last month, according to administration officials familiar with the matter, prompting an aggressive push at the Justice Department to pursue those investigations. Blanche vowed to secure subpoenas specifically targeting the …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Defense, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Knowledge Management, Legal Research