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Weekly Spotlight: Thomas (unwittingly) Makes the Case for Court Reform

We got news this week of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s failure to disclose yet another expensive and unethical gift: This time, it was a round trip from Hawaii to New Zealand in 2010 on billionaire benefactor Harlan Crow’s private jet. 

Weekly Spotlight: Stop the Trades

On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal on legislation that would ban members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependents from trading stocks

Weekly Spotlight: Add to Queue

In case you missed it, our award-winning investigative podcast Bad Watchdog returned for a second season this week.

Weekly Spotlight: Refusal of Recusal

Sometime in the coming weeks, the Supreme Court justices will be releasing their decision in Trump v. United States, ruling whether former President Donald J. Trump can face charges for his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, or if presidents are entitled to immunity from criminal charges simply because they are presidents.

Weekly Spotlight: Facial ID Faces the Heat

On Thursday, the Senate passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill, renewing federal aviation programs and establishing new safety and consumer protections for the next five years.

Weekly Spotlight: A Bipartisan Privacy Win in the House

We’re thrilled to share big news with you: On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, which would effectively close the data broker loophole.

Weekly Spotlight: A Disappointing Bill

On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), including Section 702. 

Weekly Spotlight: Biden Policy Protects the Federal Workforce

Over the past few years, we’ve been raising the alarm about the dangers of a second coming of Schedule F, a Trump Administration-era executive order that would have removed job protections for tens of thousands of merit-based federal employees if President Joe Biden hadn’t rescinded it.

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