Hacker News with Generative AI: Civil Rights

Three Felonies a Day (2013) (kottke.org)
In a book called Three Felonies A Day, Boston civil rights lawyer Harvey Silverglate says that everyone in the US commits felonies everyday and if the government takes a dislike to you for any reason, they’ll dig in and find a felony you’re guilty of.
Law, Civil Rights, Politics, Crime
92 points by zekrioca 6 days ago | 96 comments
Louisiana prison board uses algorithms to determine eligility for parole (propublica.org)
A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm Black people — and may even be unconstitutional.
Algorithms, Criminal Justice, Parole, Civil Rights, Louisiana
40 points by anigbrowl 15 days ago | 33 comments
Trump Administration Freezes $1B for Cornell and $790M for Northwestern (nytimes.com)
The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell and $790 million for Northwestern amid civil rights investigations into both schools, two U.S. officials said.
Politics, Education, Funding, Civil Rights
20 points by Teever 16 days ago | 5 comments
Cory Booker breaks record for longest speech by US senator in Trump condemnation (theguardian.com)
Cory Booker, the Democratic US senator from New Jersey, has broken the record for longest speech ever by a lone senator – beating the record first established by Strom Thurmond, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Politics, U.S. Politics, History, Civil Rights
39 points by dkh 24 days ago | 0 comments
'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts (npr.org)
After a recent change by the Trump administration, the federal government no longer explicitly prohibits contractors from having segregated restaurants, waiting rooms and drinking fountains.
Politics, Law, Social Justice, Civil Rights
10 points by colinprince 38 days ago | 0 comments
US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms (theguardian.com)
The United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries that the global civil rights watchdog believes are currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms.
Civil Rights, Politics, United States, International Relations
244 points by n1b0m 47 days ago | 193 comments
ICE Raids Are an Escalation of Our Long-Simmering De Facto Cold Civil War (daringfireball.net)
That these raids are beginning and will surely escalate is no surprise. Trump campaigned heavily on the promise of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. This is an issue where he’s doing what he said he’d do.
Politics, Immigration, Civil Rights
19 points by croes 91 days ago | 31 comments
The Selma March (1965) (newyorker.com)
The thirty thousand people who at one point or another took part in this week’s march from the Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Selma, Alabama, to the statehouse in Montgomery were giving highly dramatic expression to a principle that could be articulated only in the vaguest terms.
History, Civil Rights, United States, Alabama
86 points by mitchbob 95 days ago | 17 comments
Meta's head of civil rights departs (linkedin.com)
I just announced that I am leaving Meta. Here is my note:
Meta, Social Media, Civil Rights, Leadership
11 points by ianrahman 105 days ago | 0 comments
DOJ Finds Civil Rights Violations by Police Department and City of Memphis (justice.gov)
Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Memphis Police Department (MPD) and City of Memphis (City) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law.
Civil Rights, Law Enforcement, Memphis, Justice Department
19 points by gnabgib 141 days ago | 1 comments
DEA passenger searches halted after watchdog finds signs of rights violations (nbcnews.com)
The Justice Department has ordered the Drug Enforcement Administration to suspend its longstanding practice of searching passengers at airports — and seizing their cash — after the department’s internal watchdog raised concerns that it was fueling widespread civil rights violations and potential racial profiling.
Law Enforcement, Civil Rights, Racial Profiling, Transportation Security
206 points by perihelions 151 days ago | 214 comments
Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets (theconversation.com)
Traffic stops by Chicago police have more than doubled over the past nine years in what the American Civil Liberties Union, a civil rights group, is calling the “new stop-and-frisk.”
Racial Bias, Policing, Law Enforcement, Civil Rights, Data Analysis
14 points by ceejayoz 208 days ago | 15 comments
Federal civil rights watchdog sounds alarm over Feds use of facial recognition (therecord.media)
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (UCCR) on Thursday released a report which asserts that three federal agencies’ use of facial recognition technology (FRT) is deeply concerning, not sufficiently standardized and not transparent enough.
Civil Rights, Facial Recognition, Government Surveillance, Technology
182 points by leotravis10 218 days ago | 145 comments
Martin Luther King Jr. In Berlin (german-way.com)
History, Germany, Civil Rights
92 points by Tomte 225 days ago | 26 comments
Bernice Johnson Reagon, US civil rights activist and singer, dies aged 81 (theguardian.com)
Civil Rights, Music, Obituaries, Activism
4 points by racional 281 days ago | 0 comments
Civil Rights Analyst Calls FedEx Surveillance Program 'Profoundly Disconcerting' (msn.com)
Privacy, Surveillance, Civil Rights, FedEx
24 points by Mountain_Skies 291 days ago | 7 comments
Minister defends arrest power for people feared to commit a hate crime in future (theglobeandmail.com)
Politics, Law, Civil Rights, Crime, Hate Crimes
159 points by docdeek 365 days ago | 141 comments