Megan Graham

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375 | The Law Clinic Helping Public Defenders Fight Back Against New Police Technology w/Megan Graham Public Defenseless · Episode

ICYMI: Last week, I had a great conversation on @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social about the work the Technology Law Clinic is doing at Iowa Law and how tech lawyers can collaborate with public defenders to amplify expertise. Check it out!

I’m not the only one, for sure, but it’s wild to see the question I asked myself 15 years ago—“what’s the worst thing they could do with tech-charged surveillance”—unfold in real time

The Open Source Project DeFlock Is Mapping License Plate Surveillance Cameras All Over the World DeFlock has mapped the locations of more than a thousand ALPRs around the United States and thousands more around the world.

Thanks! There are a bunch of resources out there, but a few articles/sites that may help you get started: www.404media.co/the-open-sou...; deflock.me; www.nacdl.org/getattachmen...; www.nacdl.org/Media/ALPRs-4A

375 | The Law Clinic Helping Public Defenders Fight Back Against New Police Technology w/Megan Graham Public Defenseless · Episode

Today, I spoke with Iowa Clinical Law Professor @megankgraham.bsky.social At her clinic, Megan works with Public Defender offices to identify and challenge a wide array of new technologies police and prosecutors are using in the criminal legal system.

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375 | The Law Clinic Helping Public Defenders Fight Back Against New Police Technology w/Megan Graham Podcast Episode · Public Defenseless · 07/15/2025 · 1h 6m

I had a very fun conversation on @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social about the Iowa Tech Law Clinic's work, emerging policing tech, and trying to support public defenders' work when you're not a line defender. Check it out!

Meta’s AI Buildout Will Require More Than 2 Gigawatts of New Gas-Fired Electricity — At Least CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed the company’s expanding ambitions in a Threads post on Monday.

Meta's datacenter project in NE Louisiana, now called Hyperion, could take between 2 to 5 gigawatts of electricity.

"To get a sense of the scale we’re talking about, a new, large nuclear reactor has about a gigawatt of capacity."

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I’m going to be very honest and clear.

I am fully preparing myself to die under this new American regime. That’s not to say that it’s the end of the world. It isn’t. But I am almost 50 years old. It will take so long to do anything with this mess that this is the new normal for *me*.

Putting out there that among many other messes, the current legislative budget bill cuts GAO's budget by 48%. GAO folks are wonky public service nerds who conduct actual oversight, identify inefficiencies, and make the government work better. If you've got time to call your electeds, please do!

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

Very cool sounding job opening at @legaldefensefund.bsky.social for a Justice in Public Safety Project Counsel! Surveillance tech + law enforcement policy + racial justice + a bunch of other good work thrown in. They're looking for someone with 5+ years experience. www.naacpldf.org/about-us/car...

I am sitting in a public library working on a grant, and a grandmotherly woman is patiently teaching a small boy how to read at the table next to me. Another woman is knitting nearby. The children’s section is packed with kids. Things in my country are bleak, but libraries are where I find hope. ❤️

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I'm so grateful for the phenomenal tech law clinicians who came to Iowa City for Tech Clinic Camp 2025! It was wonderful to see everyone and I learned a ton from you all. Here's to keeping the energy going forward!

Will do!

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I'm giddy with excitement to welcome a bunch of friends from the tech law clinic space to Iowa City later today! Can't wait to officially convene Tech Clinic Camp 2025 tomorrow!

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I'm giddy with excitement to welcome a bunch of friends from the tech law clinic space to Iowa City later today! Can't wait to officially convene Tech Clinic Camp 2025 tomorrow!

A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state...

Scoop: Texas police used Flock's license plate cameras to search *nationwide* for a woman who had a self-managed abortion. Claim it was "about her safety"

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That's awesome!

You have apparently re-upped your membership in the cool and dedicated dad club!

I'm sitting here imagining @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social and @levendowski.net with 2 Live Crew playing quietly in the background at least once a semester as they get underway... (Please do not burst this bubble!)

Looking at you @gelbach.bsky.social, @anthonymkreis.bsky.social

Law profs: What songs are on your grading playlist that your students should find delightful (even though they'd probably roll their eyes or stare at you blankly)?

Come work with me!
@nyulaw.bsky.social is hiring a clinical teaching fellow!

License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak Shows Flock, which has license plate readers (LPRs) all around the country, wants police to be able to “jump from LPR to person,” according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media.

New from 404 Media: Flock, the license plate reader company that has cameras all across the U.S., is now building a massive people lookup tool using hacked data. The plan is to "jump from LPR to person." Won't require a warrant. This is according to leak we obtained.

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So proud of my Tech Law Clinic students! At the end of April, they taught a fantastically useful session on workplace surveillance to labor leaders in Iowa as part of the University of Iowa Labor Center's annual short course. 🤖⚖️🧑‍🏫 www.instagram.com/p/DJmMPcmvnY...

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It's possible to get PACER fee waivers, but they're not available to journalists like Chris. The US Courts should reevaluate this policy. It's embarrassing to paywall this kind of essential work.

The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.

New from 404 Media: the Signal clone the Trump administration uses was just hacked. TeleMessage makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, Waltz used it. A hacker got some users' messages, group chats. Hugely significant breach www.404media.co/the-signal-c...

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Another semester of zealous advocacy and dedicated client-centered work (nearly) in the books! Law clinic students are simply the best. So proud of my crew and all they've achieved!

So excited for and proud of my friend and classmate @cmorten.bsky.social! But I'm even more excited for my alma mater @nyulaw.bsky.social. Chris is an incredible clinician, scholar, mentor, and friend, and the NYU students he'll teach are so lucky to have him! www.law.nyu.edu/news/new-fac...