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If you see something, say something — on video
Anyone who’s used the Metro for any length of time practically knows it by heart –two little chimes, followed by this announcement by Metro Transit Police Chief Michael Taborn: The Metro Transit Police will be performing random inspections of carry-on … Continue reading
Introductions at UDC Metro bag search symposium, 4/7/11
Remarks by Yvesner Zamar and Professor Andrew Ferguson follow:
Panelists at UDC Metro bag search symposium, 4/7/11
WMATA Talking Points (“No specific or heightened threat at issue”) Panelists Andrew Taslitz, Jim Harper, James Wedick, and Dave Alpert follow:
Q&A period at UDC Metro bag search symposium, 4/7/11
Parts 2, 3, and 4 follow:
Know Your Rights, Know The Law: Metro Bag Search Symposium
Thursday, April 7, 12:00pm – 1:30pm UDC-David A. Clarke School of Law Building 41, Room A03 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW — Join the ACLU of the Nation’s Capital, Maryland and Virgina, the University of the District of Columbia David A. … Continue reading
Bag search lookouts needed
To oppose the Metro bag searches, it’s important we get in touch with people who have been affected by them. To do that, we need to know about bag searches as soon as they happen. And to do that, we … Continue reading
Bag search update: new searches, new directors — and no meeting
WMATA’s board of directors has been changing — both Prince George’s and Montgomery County have had new representatives appointed by Governor O’Malley. CityBizNews and other outlets report that the new principal director representing Prince George’s County will be Alvin Nichols, … Continue reading
A response to the Washington Post
The Washington Post has an unsigned editorial supporting the bag search program in today’s paper, titled “Bag checks, reality checks” in print, and “Metro’s bag checks: Necessary nuisance for a real threat” online. Their arguments are familiar: there have been … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor
In which are collected letters to the editor in response to ““Metro’s bag checks: Necessary nuisance for a real threat””, whether the Post published them or not. Jonathan Blanks (unpublished letter, crossposted from his blog “The Blanks Slate“): In your … Continue reading →