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Patrick G. Lee | ProPublica

Can Border Officials Search Your Phone? These Are Your Rights

Recent detentions and seizures of phones and other material from travelers to the United States have sparked alarm. We detail what powers Customs and Border Protection officials have over you and your devices.

March 14th, 2017

By Patrick G. Lee | ProPublica

Can Border Officials Search Your Phone? These Are Your Rights

A NASA scientist heading home to the U.S. said he was detained in January at a Houston airport, where Customs and Border Protection officers pressured him for access to his work phone and its potentially

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Christian Groups Claim ‘Homosexual Agenda’ To Kill Hate-Crimes Laws In 5 States

Some Christian groups have no problem protecting people from crimes driven by racial or religious hated. They just draw the line at sexual orientation.

February 06th, 2017

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Patrick G. Lee | ProPublica

Christian Groups Claim ‘Homosexual Agenda’ To Kill Hate-Crimes Laws In 5 States

(ANALYSIS) --- Last year, lawmakers in South Carolina introduced legislation that would have increased the standard penalties for anyone who assaults, intimidates or threatens another individual if they did so because of the victim's "race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or sexual orientation." Drafted by Democratic

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“By Design” and a “Test Run for November” – Georgia Chaos Is Blueprint for November Election

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An Ocean Apart, But United In Concerns About Hate Crimes

The violence in Great Britain after the Brexit vote might hold lessons for America.

January 10th, 2017

By Patrick G. Lee | ProPublica

An Ocean Apart, But United In Concerns About Hate Crimes

(ANALYSIS) --- A divisive vote, with jobs and immigrants the most combustible issues. An outcome that surprised the experts. A nation left on edge, with many anxious about intolerance and the violence that can stem from it. No, not just America today, but also the United Kingdom seven months ago. Last June, voters there opted

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China Tech Ban Mirrors 1980s Attempts To Destroy Japanese Competition

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Could Programs To Help Undocumented Immigrants Gain Driver’s Licenses Backfire?

Advocates fear that programs in a dozen states might be used by a Trump administration to bolster deportations aims.

December 08th, 2016

By Patrick G. Lee | ProPublica

Could Programs To Help Undocumented Immigrants Gain Driver’s Licenses Backfire?

Since 2015, California has issued about 800,000 licenses to drivers who lack proof of legal residence. In Illinois, more than 212,000 people have received what are known as temporary visitor driver's licenses. Connecticut has approved around 26,600 drive only licenses for undocumented immigrants, and nine more states plus the District of Columbia

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Thousands Of Potentially Wrongful Convictions; Years Of Delayed Action

Four years after a Massachusetts crime lab chemist confessed to tainting evidence, more than 20,000 defendants still don’t know if their drug convictions will stand.

November 10th, 2016

By Patrick G. Lee | ProPublica

Thousands Of Potentially Wrongful Convictions; Years Of Delayed Action

In August 2012, Annie Dookhan, a veteran chemist with a Massachusetts state drug lab, admitted to contaminating samples and faking test results during her eight-and-a-half-year career. More than 20,000 drug convictions, as a result, could have been flawed. Those cases involved defendants from eight different counties, and in many instances people

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Houston Police End Drug Tests That Produced Wrongful Convictions

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Trump’s Call For A Flood Of Poll Watchers Could Disrupt Some Voting Places

In all but four states, private citizens can challenge someone’s right to cast a ballot on or before Election Day. In most places, the burden of proof then falls on the voter.

September 14th, 2016

By Patrick G. Lee | ProPublica

Trump’s Call For A Flood Of Poll Watchers Could Disrupt Some Voting Places

Donald Trump’s campaign website implores voters to “Help Me Stop Crooked Hillary From Rigging This Election!” by signing up as observers. He warned people at an Aug. 12 campaign event in Altoona, Pennsylvania, that Clinton could win the state only by cheating, and he asked supporters to “go down to certain areas and watch and study, and make sure

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