[Libs-Or] MAY 2021 Rights Responsibilities and Reactions: Intellectual Freedom News

[Ekatrina Sotomayor]

Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions Intellectual Freedom News - MAY 2021

Censorship

Republicans announce federal bills to 'restrict the spread' of critical
race theory
<https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/republicans-announce-federal-bills-restrict-spread-critical-race-theory-n1267161>
- NBC News

'Unbiased Teaching Act' advances in the Arizona Legislature
<https://www.kold.com/2021/05/13/unbiased-teaching-act-advances-in-arizona-legislature/>
- KOLD

How Trump ignited the fight over critical race theory in schools
<https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/how-trump-ignited-fight-over-critical-race-theory-schools-n1266701?icid=related>
- NBC

East Tennessee school investigating teacher following racial inequality
lesson
<https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/04/30/east-tennessee-school-investigating-teacher-following-racial-inequality-lesson/>
- WWNY

'It's not anti-police' - KCS investigates after teacher shares book on
racial injustice
<https://www.wbir.com/article/news/education/its-not-anti-police-kcs-investigates-after-teacher-shares-book-on-racial-injustice/51-302fa43b-f919-45ce-b0f1-2e8068ec3253>
- 10 News (TN)

Bellingham schools harassed about transgender child's book
<https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article251232759.html>  -
Bellingham Herald



First Amendment

DOJ Uses Civil Rights-Era Law To Charge Protesters And Insurrectionists
<https://www.npr.org/2021/05/22/999180144/doj-uses-civil-rights-era-law-to-charge-protesters-and-insurrectionists>
- NPR

Wave Of 'Anti-Protest' Bills Could Threaten First Amendment
<https://www.npr.org/2021/04/30/992545210/wave-of-anti-protest-bills-could-threaten-first-amendment>
- NPR

Students of All Ages Should Not Lose First Amendment Rights at School
<https://firstamendmentwatch.org/students-of-all-ages-should-not-lose-first-amendment-rights-at-school/>
- First Amendment Watch at New York University

The Non–First Amendment Law of Freedom of Speech
<https://harvardlawreview.org/2021/05/the-non-first-amendment-law-of-freedom-of-speech/>
- Harvard Law Review

The tactics police are using to prevent bystander video
<https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/04/30/1024325/police-video-filming-prevention-tactics/>
- MIT Technology Review

Attempts to ban teaching on 'critical race theory' multiply across the US
<http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2021/05/24/attempts-to-ban-teaching-on-critical-race-theory-multiply-across-the-u-s/>
- NC Policy Watch

Privacy

Federal Court Permits Warrantless Device Searches at Border
<https://securityboulevard.com/2021/05/federal-court-permits-warrantless-device-searches-at-border/>
- Security Boulevard <https://securityboulevard>

New Report: From the Filing Cabinet to the Cloud: Updating the Privacy Act
of 1974
<https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2021/05/from-the-filing-cabinet-to-the-cloud-updating-the-privacy-act-of-1974/>
- World Privacy Forum

Massachusetts Passes One Of The First State-Wide Laws On Facial Recognition
<https://www.npr.org/2021/05/07/982709480/massachusetts-pioneers-rules-for-police-use-of-facial-recognition-tech>
- NPR

New Dark Patterns Tip Line Lets You Report Manipulative Online Practices
<https://www.consumerreports.org/digital-rights/dark-patterns-tip-line-report-manipulative-practices-a1196931056/>
- Consumer Reports

Diversity

Frisco ISD’s ‘Read Woke’ challenge sparks controversy over critical race
theory amid school board election
<https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/04/28/frisco-isds-read-woke-challenge-sparks-controversy-over-critical-race-theory-amid-school-board-election/>
- The Dallas Morning News

Access

Taking Amazon Publishing to Task on Its Policy of No Sales to Libraries
<http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/Taking-Amazon-Publishing-to-Task-on-Its-Policy-of-No-Sales-to-Libraries-146616.asp>
- Information Today

DPLA signs agreement with Amazon Publishing to make their ebooks available
to US libraries
<https://dp.la/news/dpla-signs-agreement-with-amazon-publishing-to-make-their-ebooks-available-to-u-s-libraries>
- Digital Public Library of America

FAQ: How to get your Emergency Broadband Benefit
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/05/12/emergency-broadband-benefit-faq/>
- Washington Post


Net Neutrality

Wired's Guide to Net Neutrality
<https://www.wired.com/story/guide-net-neutrality/> - Wired

Opposition to Net Neutrality Was Faked, New York Says
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/technology/internet-providers-fake-comments-net-neutrality-new-york.html>
- New York Times


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