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Woods Rogers

Declaring a National Emergency Unlocks the President’s Emergency Powers  

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President Trump’s Executive Order declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia triggers a complex legal and constitutional framework that could impact businesses nationwide....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

State Legislatures Eye AI Regulation

A growing number of states have enacted laws this year to study artificial intelligence (AI), ahead of possible legislative action to address expected threats to jobs, civil liberties, and property rights with the emerging...more

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good

First Circuit Upholds Right to Secretly Record Police in Public

On December 15, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of our clients, holding the Massachusetts Wiretap Statute (Mass. Gen. L. ch. 272, § 99) unconstitutional...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Public Backlash Calls Use of Facial Recognition Systems into Question

In recent weeks and months, legal and technical issues related to use of facial recognition systems in the United States have received national attention, including concerns that the technology lacks accuracy in identifying...more

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The Right of Access to Information in the Time of COVID-19

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“Openness in government is essential to the functioning of a democracy.” This straightforward declaration by the California Supreme Court bears repeating during the COVID-19 health crisis.  “Newspapers, television, radio, and...more

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