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‘Civil Rights’ Gone Wild

Jan 3, 2011 5 min read

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The “Ferguson Effect”: Restricting Law Enforcement’s Ability to Protect Americans

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Can the Structures of Inequality Be Overcome? Katharine Cornell Gorka

Nov 2, 2020 1 min read

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Addressing Legitimate Concerns About Government Use of Facial Recognition Brian E. Finch

Oct 30, 2020 28 min read

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How Judge Amy Coney Barrett Has Protected Americans’ Civil Rights Hans A. von Spakovsky

Oct 8, 2020 6 min read

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