October 13, 2021

A new report shows how close American democracy came to disaster

New information continues to emerge about former President Trump's scheme to disrupt the democratic transition of power and illegitimately hold on to his office after electoral defeat. A Senate Judiciary Committee staff report released last week offers recommendations to avoid future abuses, but warns that a lack of good faith and commitment to democracy remains a challenging problem to solve.

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Biden needs a reboot. Fighting for democracy is the key.

E.J. Dionne argues that "By recognizing that rallying the nation behind the cause of democracy is now his most important task, Biden would do more than reboot his presidency and give his party a fighting chance in 2022. He'd be doing what he was elected to do."

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Senate hearing opens the door to individual lawsuits in privacy legislation

Over the past year, various stakeholders have started to consider the possibility of private rights of action in some form as the price for enacting a baseline federal privacy law that establishes nationwide standards, writes Cameron Kerry.

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