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Security, Identification, and the State

by Gil Guillory May 2, 2010

The fact that the state is deeply imbedded in the production of security and identification makes clear thinking on these matters difficult. Some people think that since the use of identification cards is ubiquitous in transactions of almost every stripe (rent a car, borrow a book, borrow money or get a credit card, sign a [...]

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The NOPD Is “Troubled”

by Editor April 16, 2010

Federal assistant AG Thomas Perez is considering filing a “pattern or practice” lawsuit against the New Orleans Police Department as a result of all the killings and coverups perpetrated by that department since Katrina.  Due to niceties in federal law, such a suit, if won by the feds, would effectively allow the Justice Department to determine [...]

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