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Data Privacy – Is Anyone Really Listening?

August 9, 2021 – What everyone once deemed to be private information, may not be as private as once believed. Data is ubiquitous – it is everywhere, but at the same time, people want their data to remain private. In the law, there is an expectation of privacy when a…

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Clandestine Clergy: Politics and Policies on Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church

Clandestine Clergy: Politics and Policies on Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church – Attorney who was depicted in two Award-Winning Movies “Spotlight and Our Fathers” tell of his ordeal bringing priests of the Boston Archdiocese to justice for molesting young children. Catholic Priests who ‘preyed’ on children while the Boston Archdiocese & the Vatican looked the other way. How these priests befriended the families – to enable to gain access and abuse with impunity. The story is about real-life cases of priests who pain the children suffer that lasts a lifetime – many times resulting in substance abuse and suicide. Attorney Garabedian explains how he brought pedophile priests to justice to help give abuse victims closure and to bring them dignity stolen from them and covered up by the very people that should have protected them – the church.

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Unmasking the First Amendment – Litigating Freedom of Information, & Office of Legal Counsel Opinions

The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University litigates First Amendment issues to bring education and accountability to the American public. The Institute litigates cases against the US government’s suppression of speech, including hiding Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinions from the public and from lawyers who may question or challenge the veracity and application of the opinions. In order to comply with the law – one must first be aware what the law is, as Democracy dies in darkness. The Knight Institute is trying to shine the much needed light of transparency and accountability on government accountability . Guest: Atty. Stephanie Krent of the Knight First Amendment Institute on litigation to make ‘unclassified’ opinions – held in secret – available to the public.

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Who’s in Charge of the Internet? Privacy, GeoPolitics & the Big Chill

Discussion on International Privacy Laws and how geopolitics affects speech and what can be said on the internet across borders. Further discussion on retrieving data across borders when a US warrant has issued – even though those who wish to retrieve the data use a US warrant, data stored across borders may not be accessible. The discussion of geopolitics, internet privacy and how speech can be chilled by countries and foreign citizens wishing to remain anonymous.
Guest: Attorney & Professor of International Law, Vivek Krishnamurthy, Harvard Law School.

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