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Commentary: Small-town journalists jailed for speech fight back

Dec 18, 2024 | grandforksherald.com | Daryl James |Jared McClain

School board politics can get ugly, but district attorney Stephen Billy took an employment dispute to the next level in Escambia County, Alabama. He used the power of his office to arrest anyone who opposed him in a personnel matter that had nothing to do with his office. Four innocent people went to jail, including the co-owner of a local newspaper and one of her reporters. Now, the victims are fighting back with a lawsuit for violating their constitutional rights.
McClain, James: Courts must step up after mistaken ID arrests

Nov 6, 2024 | yourvalley.net | Jared McClain |Daryl James

By Jared McClain and Daryl James | Institute for Justice Pizza delivery drivers check house numbers. Bank tellers, pharmacists and airline workers check IDs. Far too often, however, the police act first and worry about accuracy later. They don’t have to worry about consequences because the court system shields them from accountability. Jennifer Heath Box is trying to change this.
McClain, James: Courts must step up after botched arrests (Opinion)

Nov 5, 2024 | wvgazettemail.com | Jared McClain |Daryl James

Pizza delivery drivers check house numbers. Bank tellers, pharmacists and airline workers check IDs. Far too often, however, the police act first and worry about accuracy later. They don’t have to worry about consequences because the court system shields them from accountability. Red flags were obvious. The suspect was 23 years younger than Box, lived at a different address, had a different Social Security number, and was five inches shorter with different color eyes, hair and skin tone.
Courts Must Step Up After Mistaken ID Arrest in Florida – DC Journal - InsideSources

Nov 4, 2024 | dcjournal.com | Jared McClain |Daryl James

Pizza delivery drivers check house numbers. Bank tellers, pharmacists and airline workers check IDs. Far too often, however, the police act first and worry about accuracy later. They don’t have to worry about consequences because the court system shields them from accountability. Jennifer Heath Box is trying to change this. After a family cruise, the sheriff’s deputies were waiting for her at Port Everglades in Broward County, Florida.
The Supreme Court Did Push Back Hard Against Local Authoritarians

Jul 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Daryl James |Jared McClain

Daryl James and Jared McClainJuly 9, 2024 at 11:45 AM·4 min readThis is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. Alongside Amicus, we kicked things off this year by explaining How Originalism Ate the Law. The best way to support our work is by joining Slate Plus. (If you are already a member, consider a donation or merch!)Officers are supposed to raid homes and seize property only when they need to protect public safety.
Cities are forcing businesses to spy on themselves (and pay for it)

Apr 26, 2024 | washingtonexaminer.com | Daryl James |Jared McClain

Police love surveillance cameras, but not the cost. Setting up a high-definition system at a single site can cost thousands of dollars. So officials came up with a workaround in Richmond Heights, Ohio, east of Cleveland. The city will soon make all banks, restaurants, hotels, and retail outlets within its jurisdiction install and maintain surveillance systems at the businesses’ own expense. A previous ordinance, passed in December 2021, does the same thing at apartment complexes.
Op-ed: DeKalb County seeks to force businesses to join the surveillance state

Nov 9, 2023 | thecentersquare.com | Jared McClain |Matthew Prensky

For all of George Orwell's dystopian visions, even his work didn't imagine a future in which the government forced private citizens to purchase and operate the state's surveillance program for them. As cities nationwide rush to blanket their streets with cameras, some are conscripting local businesses into the surveillance state.
The Government Makes It Harder for the Formerly Incarcerated To Be Good Citizens

Aug 31, 2023 | portside.org | Jared McClain |Andrew Ward

The Government Makes It Harder for the Formerly Incarcerated To Be Good Citizens Published August 30, 2023 Returning to society after spending time incarcerated is difficult. For many people, like Altimont Mark Wilks, the government makes it even harder by creating new ways to punish them in perpetuity, even after they complete their sentence.
The Government Makes It Harder for the Formerly Incarcerated to Be Good Citizens

Aug 26, 2023 | thedailybeast.com | Jared McClain |Andrew Ward

Returning to society after spending time incarcerated is difficult. For many people, like Altimont Mark Wilks, the government makes it even harder by creating new ways to punish them permanently, even after they complete their sentence. Altimont owns Carmen's Corner Store in Hagerstown, Maryland, a community where about 20 percent of people rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to buy their groceries.