Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated.

We’ve been getting a lot of questions about when border agents can legally conduct searches of travelers’ electronic devices at international airports and other ports of entry. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t simple.

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Many States Regulate the Scanning of ID Barcodes; Why Don’t They Offer Similar Protections for Digital Driver’s Licenses?

State regulation of who may scan barcodes from driver’s licenses and what scanners can do with the data point the way toward vital protections against abuses of digital IDs

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Trump is Abusing His Power to Build a Dangerous, National Policing Force

Trump is building out a paramilitary policing force unaccountable to the public. But states have tools to resist this dangerous abuse of power and protect communities from intimidation.

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How important is language access to protecting your civil rights and liberties?

Language access is essential to our rights. Everyone has a right to dignity, respect, and equitable treatment regardless of whether they speak, read, write, or understand English.

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As a New Term Begins, Where Does the Supreme Court Stand on the Criminal Legal System?

Here’s what past criminal law rulings tell us about how the justices may interpret the law moving forward.

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Video: Power of Prosecutors Townhall (Utah County)

Interested in learning about the power of the Utah County Prosecutor? Then watch the full recording of our Community Townhall: Power of the Utah County Attorney event!

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