As the Senate prepares to vote on the For the People Act, former President Barack Obama cites the January 6 insurrection to advocate for the bill. Currently, Republicans have been transparent regarding their intention to not even debate but just filibuster the voting rights bill. While in a conference call for the National Democratic RedistrictingContinue reading “It’s All Hands on Deck for Democrats Before Pivotal Senate Vote”
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With The G7 Summit Over, It Appears Biden is ‘part of the club’
The 47th G7 summit took place this weekend, starting June 11 and ending June 13. The G7 summit is mostly a venue for coordination among foreign leaders. The group of countries has a history of producing globally consequential decisions during these G7 (previously known as G8) summits. In years prior, international security and the globalContinue reading “With The G7 Summit Over, It Appears Biden is ‘part of the club’”
Why It’s Time to Update Our Government Access Laws
In 1986, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) was enacted by the United States Congress – Public Law 99-508, Statute 1848 – and is the law that “protects” the privacy of Americans’ electronic exchanges. Three years later, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW). Notwithstanding the innovation of technology, the ECPA is primarily allContinue reading “Why It’s Time to Update Our Government Access Laws”