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MetroLab Network Student Cup Competition

As part of a PIT-UN funded grant, and in partnership with Cleveland State University School of Law and Future of Privacy Forum, Secure Justice participated in the creation of a curriculum titled “Smart Cities Privacy & Equity.”

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AB 645 - automated speed cams

It sounds like a bad joke. How many lawyers does it take to protect California residents from financial harm by actually reading the proposed bill? Apparently the answer is one, and she’s a 2L at Ohio State Law School and not yet a lawyer.

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What To Read/Watch

Thought leaders, lawyers, activists, organizers - here are the articles, reports, papers, books, and blogs we’re studying to stay at the forefront of the regulatory environment pertaining to fast emerging technologies.

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San Francisco prohibits dangerous pretext stops

On January 11, 2023, after a months-long campaign to address the obvious racial disparities in the San Francisco police department’s (“SFPD”) stop data, the San Francisco Police Commission voted 4-2 to approve a measure that will limit pretextual traffic stops in an effort to help reduce racial bias in policing.

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Gaman and Bayanihan

The Los Angeles Planning and Land Use Committee is considering whether to designate my family’s former boarding house and its next-door extension, the Obayashi Employment Agency — as historic cultural monuments (HCMs).

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