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Congress as Internet Police May Handcuff the Freedoms of Information

Posted by Ellen Cornelius on January 27, 2012.

Did you visit Google or Wikipedia on January 18, 2012? If so, you were greeted with a black box over Google’s logo, and you were unable to access Wikipedia’s resources. Are you wondering what that was all about? Well, you could call it the internet’s version of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Vernon Herron Appears in National and Local Media to Analyze Impact of Supreme Court Ruling on GPS Usage by Police Officers

January 24, 2012

The U.S.Supreme Court ruled the use of GPS technology by police officers to track the vehicular movements of suspected criminals without a warrant violates the 4th Amendment. Vernon Herron spoke to the New York Times,

CHHS' Anthony Villa Gives Legal Analysis of Craig Baxam Case on WYPR

January 24, 2012

"Maryland Morning," WYPR (Baltimore)

Senior Law & Policy Analyst Anthony Villa was a guest on WYPR's Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast to analyze the legal implications of the Craig Baxam case and to discuss what's next for the ex-US soldier who was recently arrested in Kenya and now charged with providing materials to terrorist group Al-Shabab.

CHHS Leads First Summit in DC Aimed at Keeping City Agencies Operational Following an Emergency

On January 13th, CHHS teamed up with the District of Columbia's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency to host the city's first Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning Summit.

2012 MARCE Conference Coverage

January 9, 2012

WBAL

Public Health Program Manager Earl Stoddard spoke to WBAL-TV and WBAL-AM 1090 about the running theme of the 2012 MARCE Conference: the lack of federal funding for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S. and the mid-Atlantic region.

Military Leaders Honor CHHS Staff Members

Congratulations to CHHS Senior Law & Policy Analyst Megan Timmins, Exercise and Training Program Director Christina Crue and Senior Law & Policy Analyst Ulka Ghanta. Each of them received a Certificate of Commendation from U.S. Navy Vice Admiral John M.

Creating Monsters for the Greater Good of Humanity

Posted by Patrick Rose on December 20, 2011.

Vernon Herron Says CIA-like Searches Help Local Law Enforcement

December 13, 2011

The Daily

Predator drones have become powerful surveillance tools for not just the Central Intelligence Agency, but now local police. Senior Law & Policy Analyst Vernon Herron discussed the advantages of using the unmanned aircraft to catch domestic criminals in an article The Daily did about a case in North Dakota.

Fall and Winter 2011 Newsletter

Friday, December 16, 2011

The CHHS semiannual newsletter chronicles our most recent work and accomplishments. Printed copies are distributed and mailed to our contacts across the country. If you are interested in receiving a copy of our newsletter, click here to fill out the sign up form.

Public Health Program Manager Earl Stoddard Talks to WTOP Radio About HIV Infections, Prevention

December 1, 2011

WTOP, 103.5 FM

On World AIDS Day, Dr. Earl Stoddard, CHHS public health program manager, talked live on WTOP about the status of HIV infections in the U.S., the scientific progress made in keeping patients healthy longer and why new cases of HIV in the U.S. are not dropping. Stoddard also discusses the social stigmas that may be leading to heightened infection rates among African Americans.

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