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Federal judge calls Flock 'indiscriminate mass surveillance'

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  1. qwe----3 · · focus · HN ↗
    TBH the words of an individual judge shouldn't mean too much now -> they are obviously very political judges now.
    1. JumpCrisscross · · focus · HN ↗
      > they are obviously very political judges now

      They are—since 2000 Presidents have appointed more polarized judges [1]. (The broader trend began in 1975 [2].) But they’re just as powerful. Their words are absolutely meaningful.

      [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nber.org&#x2F;papers&#x2F;w32920" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nber.org&#x2F;papers&#x2F;w32920

      [2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.northwestern.edu&#x2F;stories&#x2F;2022&#x2F;04&#x2F;political-polarization-in-the-u-s-supreme-court?fj=1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.northwestern.edu&#x2F;stories&#x2F;2022&#x2F;04&#x2F;political-pola...

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