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DARE: NSA Recommends Dropping Phone-Surveillance Program

News DigestApril 25, 2019

National Security Agency recommends that the White House drops the phone surveillance program that allows for data collection from millions of phone... More

DARE: 6 Types of Misinformation to Beware Of on Election Day. (And What to Do if You Spot Them.)

News DigestNovember 6, 2018

Americans head to the polls to vote in the midterm elections, a powerful act of self-expression, amid manifest threats to voting rights and fair elections.. More

Sessions’ Remarks Present a Misleading Depiction of Students’ Attitudes to Free Expression on Campus

Press ReleaseJuly 25, 2018

"Sessions' harsh description of students as 'sanctimonious' snowflakes and his one-sided list of examples of speech infringements miscast the argument in ways that will only deepen the rancor over… More

Press and Free Speech Groups Question Raid on Reporter’s Records in Letter to Attorney General

Press ReleaseJune 15, 2018

“That there has been no clarity from the Justice Department on other avenues of investigation pursued before Watkins’ records were seized, a move their own guidelines describe as a… More

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DARE: White House Aides Blur the Legal Lines Between Partisans and Public Servants

News DigestMarch 13, 2018

White House aides accused of violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits partisan political activity by public officials. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman in San Francisco resigns citing misinformation being… More

DARE: Hope Hicks: Close Trump Aide and White House Communications Chief Resigns

News DigestMarch 1, 2018

White House Communications Director Hope Hicks to step down. President Trump takes to Twitter to excoriate Attorney General Jeff Sessions for failing to launch his own investigation into alleged… More

DARE: Leak Investigations Rise 800% Under Jeff Sessions

News DigestNovember 15, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions tells Congress that there are 27 open Justice Department investigations into leaks to reporters. The first trials begin for... More

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DARE: Twitter plans to make political ads more transparent amid Russia revelations

News DigestOctober 25, 2017

Twitter promises greater transparency and stricter rules for political ads following revelations that social media networks were used to spread falsehoods and Russian propaganda during the 2016 election. DOJ… More

DARE: 2 Federal Judges Rule Against Trump’s Latest Travel Ban

News DigestOctober 19, 2017

Second federal judge issues halt to newfangled Trump country-based travel ban citing comments and tweets by the President in finding that the ban unlawfully excludes Muslims (see PEN America… More

DARE: Roger Goodell sends letter to NFL teams, wants players to stand during anthem

News DigestOctober 11, 2017

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell tells team owners to ensure players stand during the national anthem, hours after the president tweets a call to revoke the league's tax breaks... More

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