Amid growing debate over the use of the death penalty in the United States, Virginia has decided to abolish its use, joining 22 other states that never have or no longer execute convicted felons. This month, the Democrat-controlled state Senate and state House of Delegates…
Video surveillance of the public on our streets, in our places of work, in stores and even from our front doors is becoming ubiquitous, and in the views of some, dangerous. The perceived threat to Constitutionally protected privacy rights are the focus of a growing…
Just when everyone thought the court battles over whether Joe Biden or Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election were over, there’s a new entry in a new arena — small claims court. Two longtime friends appear to be friends no more after Jeffrey Costa…
Carol and Jerard Muszik are making a federal case out of their dispute with their Florida beach community, Redington Shores, over the town’s short-term vacation rental regulations. In mid-December, their company, Management Properties, LLC, sued their home town in U.S. District Court in Tampa for…
Facial recognition software, often used by law enforcement to identify and track criminals and terrorists, is seriously flawed — just ask Michael Oliver of Detroit, one of several people who have been wrongfully arrested and jailed. Or ask the National Institute of Standards and Technology.…
Nadia Alasaad had her iPhone searched twice at the border, both times over her religious objections to male Border Patrol officers viewing photos of her and her daughters without their headscarves. Zainab Merchant, founder and editor of a media website, had her phone searched multiple…