The Trump administration is attempting to redistribute billions of dollars in federal homelessness aid away from Housing First, a policy approach that has been proven to be effective at getting people housed, and towards treatment-first models, despite a lack of evidence demonstrating their effectiveness.
The leaked memorandum from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi reveals that the government is exploring a cash reward system to incentivize people to provide information on individuals or groups promoting "radical gender ideology", potentially leading to surveillance, investigation and punishment of trans people and their allies.
The Israeli Defense Forces has been expanding its use of artificial intelligence technologies to surveil and target Palestinian civilians, raising concerns about reliance on unauthorized data extraction and computerized decision-making in paramilitary operations, and potentially violating international humanitarian law.
A federal judge in Northern California has temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy that authorized widespread arrests of immigrants at immigration courthouses, finding the policy likely violates federal administrative law and has undermined access to justice.
Former Florida State Prison Warden Ron McAndrew argues that Florida's rapid scheduling of executions is pushing the state's lethal injection system beyond its limits, increasing the risk of faulty administrations and inflicting lasting trauma on both condemned prisoners and prison staff.