News & Commentary about Real ID
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Oct 31, 2023
TSA Shouldn't Force a Bad Digital ID System on America
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Apr 16, 2014
Photographers' Rights At Issue As Arizona Community Rises Up Against "Occupying Army" of Border Patrol Agents
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Apr 17, 2013
Mandatory E-Verify: A Giant Plunge Into a National ID System
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May 16, 2012
Ninth Circuit Presses Government Lawyer on Watch Lists: “What Would You Do?”
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May 10, 2012
A Creeping Private-Sector “Checkpoint Society”—and a Small Step to Protect Your Privacy
Mar 27, 2012
Yes, the States Really Reject Real ID
Nov 3, 2011
The Slow, Quiet Death of Real ID