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Police body cameras can be a positive accountability tool, but they can also invade our privacy.
May 28 2021
By Bryce Clayton Newell, author of Police Visibility: Privacy, Surveillance, and the False Promise of Body-Worn CamerasPolice body-worn cameras do have the potential to make police work, including misconduct and police violence, more visible. However, they can also lead to significant invasions
The Muslim Ban Exposes the Racialization of Religion in America
May 27 2021
By Sahar Aziz, author of The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious FreedomOn his first day in office, President Biden repealed the “Muslim Ban,” an executive order issued by Trump on January 27, 2017. This repeal was a welcome development for the hundreds of thousands of Muslims whose liv
The “Sick Chicken Case” and an Impending Attack on the Regulatory State
May 27 2021
By Dan A. Farber, author of Contested Ground: How to Understand the Limits of Presidential PowerAlmost ninety years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling known as the “Sick Chicken Case” — or more formally, Schechter Poultry v. United States. Until recently, this New Deal-era case se
An Unexpected Human Story Behind Our Faulty Immigration Court System
May 26 2021
By Alison Peck, author of The Accidental History of the U.S. Immigration Courts: War, Fear, and the Roots of DysfunctionIn 2018, as Attorney General Sessions handed down one decision after another that foreclosed avenues of immigration relief previously available to our clients, I began to searc
Editor Spotlight: Meet our Criminology and Law Editor Maura Roessner
May 24 2021
As part of our ongoing Editor Spotlight Series, we connected with UC Press Executive Editor Maura Roessner to talk about her Criminology, Law, and Society program, and how she spots the right projects and authors. Maura also shares details about how she became an editor and advice for authors who wa
On Recognition and Denial of Injustice in Times of Human Rights Hegemony: Minneapolis and Washington
Apr 27 2021
By Joachim J. Savelsberg, author of Knowing about Genocide: Armenian Suffering and Epistemic StrugglesThe past week marked historic recognition of injustice and suffering. In Minneapolis on April 20, a jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd, one of many k