JTDL: Ring the TV show; Automated expungement is economic justice + New jobs
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News
San Francisco approved a bill giving cops live, on demand access to private security cameras. (Tech Dirt) There’s a new bill in Congress that would limit police use of face recognition. (House)
How online vigilante “predator catchers” are infiltrating the criminal justice system. (Washington Post)
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a woman who shoplifted $80 by switching barcodes on products can’t be charged as a felon under a hacking law. (Courier Journal) (h/t Matthew Stubenberg)
Advocacy groups slam Amazon’s controversial Ring Nation show ahead of its premiere. (TechCrunch) Ring announces a plan to use a robot for security patrols alongside new home security devices. (TechCrunch)
Legal innovation after reform: Evidence from regulatory change. (Stanford)
Why New York’s automated expungement bill is essential for economic justice. (Brennan Center)
The Detroit City Council again delayed its ShotSpotter expansion. (Detroit Free Press)
What legal hackers can learn from libraries. (Harvard)
AngelList featured justice tech and justice tech investments recently. (AL) (h/t Caleb Bushner)
I had the chance to talk about the new Judicial Innovation Fellowship and my 40 Futures speculative fiction project. (Courtroom5)
Events
Bearing Witness and Seeking Justice at MIT is Oct. 5-7. (MIT)
The Symposium on Computer Science and Law is Nov. 1-2. (ACM)
Computation Law on Edge is Nov. 3-4. (CLE)
Jobs & Opportunities
Access Now needs a legal compliance officer. (AN)
[New] ACLU needs privacy and data governance interns. (ACLU) (h/t Rebecca Williams)
[New] ACLU NorCal needs a staff attorney for its tech and civil liberties division. (ACLU) (h/t Ellen)
Amnesty International needs a researcher focused on tech an inequality. (AI) (h/t Bharati Narumanchi)
All Tech is Human is hiring a program associate. (ATIH)
Aspen Institute needs a deputy director for its tech equity work. (AI)
[New] The Berkeley Institute for Data Science needs a data architect. (BIDS) (h/t Julie Ciccolini)
Boundless has numerous openings. (B) (h/t Chase Hertel)
[New] Brookings needs a technology coordinator for it’s AI and emerging tech work. (BI)
Center for Democracy and Technology has multiple open positions. (CDT) (h/t Alex Givens)
Color of Change needs a director of tech and media justice. (CoC) (h/t Archana Ahlawat)
[New] Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett needs a legislative assistant covering judiciary and tech issues, among others. (SP)
Consumer Reports is hiring for a number of positions. (CR)
Data and Society is hiring for various roles. (DS)
The Day One Project has numerous openings. (D1P)
[New] A Democratic Senator needs a legal fellow to focus on judicial and tech issues, among others. (DS)
FreeWorld, a post-incarceration economic support organization, has multiple roles open. (FW) (h/t Jason Wang)
Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center needs a project manager for research. (BKC)
Just Tech has numerous openings. (JT) (h/t Legal Tech Jobs)
[New] The Justice Tech Association needs an intern. (JTA) (h/t Maya Markovich)
JusticeText needs a biz dev lead. (JT) (h/t Devshi Mehrotra)
Legal Services of Northern California need an IT manager. (LSNC) (h/t Amy Williams)
Measures for Justice has multiple positions open. (M4J)
The MIT Teaching Systems Lab needs a postdoctoral associate for digital teaching simulations and AI coaching. (MIT)
The National Center for State Courts needs court consultants. (NCSC)
Neighborhood Defender Services is hiring an access to justice fellow focused on policing, indigent defense, and data. (NDS)
New America’s Open Technology Institute needs a policy counsel. (NA)
[New] New America’s New Practice Lab needs a product director. (NA)
The Omidyar Network needs principals for their Responsible Tech initiative. (ON)
Paladin has multiple openings. (P) (h/t Felicity Conrad)
Pathfinders for Justice needs a senior researcher. (PfJ) (h/t Themba Mahleka)
Pew is hiring an associate to work with state civil courts on justice tech, policy reform, and process improvements. (Pew) (h/t Erika Rickard)
The Philly District Attorney's Office is looking to fill a number of roles, including for a DB admin. (PDAO) (h/t Oren Gur)
The Policing Project needs a fellow. (PP) (h/t Kaylynn Lopez)
Stanford’s Digital Civil Society Lab needs practitioner fellows. (DCSL)
SimpleCitizen, an immigration tech company, has engineering, product and sales roles. (SC) (h/t Eleni Manis)
Syracuse University’s Autonomous Systems Policy Institute needs a director. (SU)
Theory and Principle, a legal software development boutique, is hiring. (T&P)
Upsolve, the bankruptcy platform, is hiring for multiple roles. (US)
Village Capital needs mentors for its Innovation of Justice Tech initiative. (VC) (h/t Edna Samron)