Megan Graham

Announcing Free Law Project's Justice Initiatives Division Free Law Project is launching a new division—Justice Initiatives—to bring together our advocacy, partnerships, and technology development under one mission: transforming how people experience the lega...

We are launching a Justice Initiatives Division within Free Law Project focused on turning open law into real-world impact.

Our goal is to fill the voids in the legal system that lead to gaps in fair justice.

This is a big one. 🧵 free.law/2025/12/01/j...

@chrisgeidner.bsky.social pulled the key parts of the opinion from earlier this week out.

DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasn’t deleted.

NEW: DHS secretly obtained Chicago police data on 900 residents accused of gang ties. It was quietly deleted after intelligence officers violated rules against domestic spying.

The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.

I don’t know, man. Why are we baking this into legal practice like we’ve established it’s better than the world we have now

Reflecting on the ‘Crime Gene’ Conference, 30 Years Later Opinion | The missteps made by a controversial 1995 conference on genetics and criminal behavior remain unaddressed today.

"[T]he innocence of basic questions around criminal propensity is only skin deep."

Sitting with @cbo.bsky.social's excellent reflections on the legacy of the "Crime Gene Conference" this morning. I encourage you to do the same.

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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

FAA has issued MASSIVE temporary flight restriction which prohibits drones (i.e., photography) over Chicago.

They did similar around federal buildings in Los Angeles since June protests, but really no comparison...

Chicago's TFR covers 900x more area than ones in LA! 🧵👇
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The fall semester is officially underway! We are kicking off with clinic orientation today and I'm so excited for the group we have and the work they're going to do!

Excited to announce an upcoming event w @nyuengelberg.org!
My first back at @nyulaw.bsky.social!

"Fixing a Broken System: The Path to Public Pharma in New York"

5:30-7 pm Thur Sep. 25, 2025 @ NYU

Co-hosted w T1International & @racepowerpolicy.org!

Zoom & IRL, free & open to all! Join us!

We just translated a wave of our ICE coverage into Spanish. No paywall, no email signup necessary. From leaks about Palantir's work with ICE to ICE's new facial recognition app, we think there is a massive public interest in this info. Read why and support us here: www.404media.co/were-publish...

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