When it was discovered that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) had obtained access to billions of American phone records through a program they called “Hemisphere,” advocates for civil liberties were not convinced—in spite of assurances by the Obama administration—that the program was legal.

When the Hemisphere program came to light, ...

Although the issue is not even close to being resolved, the United States has, in recent years, made some noticeable progress on the issue of racial disparity in our criminal justice system. Regardless of what research method you choose, the number of Black individuals incarcerated is highly disproportionate to the ...