Megan Graham
@megankgraham.bsky.social
Asso. Clinical Prof. + Director of the Technology Law Clinic
at University of Iowa College of Law. Expect tech + public defense, general enthusiasm. Views are (likely) mine. she/her
at University of Iowa College of Law. Expect tech + public defense, general enthusiasm. Views are (likely) mine. she/her
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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.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
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.
www.wired.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
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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
Ropes & Gray is betting a slice of its potential revenues on a new initiative to build its lawyers' skills with AI technology, allowing first-year associates to use 400 hours of their annual billing requirements to experiment with AI instead of charging time to clients reut.rs/3LqJNEE
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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
"[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.
undark.org/2025/10/16/o...
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.
undark.org/2025/10/16/o...
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.
undark.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"[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.
undark.org/2025/10/16/o...
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.
undark.org/2025/10/16/o...
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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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! 🧵👇
tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=d...
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! 🧵👇
tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=d...
October 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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! 🧵👇
tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=d...
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! 🧵👇
tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=d...
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!
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August 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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!
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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!
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!
August 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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!
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!
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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...
July 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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...
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!
375 | The Law Clinic Helping Public Defenders Fight Back Against New Police Technology w/Megan Graham
Public Defenseless · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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!
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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
July 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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
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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.
open.spotify.com/episode/4tzm...
open.spotify.com/episode/4tzm...
375 | The Law Clinic Helping Public Defenders Fight Back Against New Police Technology w/Megan Graham
Public Defenseless · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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.
open.spotify.com/episode/4tzm...
open.spotify.com/episode/4tzm...
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!
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
podcasts.apple.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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!
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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."
heatmap.news/sparks/meta-...
"To get a sense of the scale we’re talking about, a new, large nuclear reactor has about a gigawatt of capacity."
heatmap.news/sparks/meta-...
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.
heatmap.news
July 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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."
heatmap.news/sparks/meta-...
"To get a sense of the scale we’re talking about, a new, large nuclear reactor has about a gigawatt of capacity."
heatmap.news/sparks/meta-...
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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*.
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*.
July 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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*.
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!
June 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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!
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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.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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...
Justice in Public Safety Project Counsel
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is the country’s first and foremost civil and human rights law organization. Founded in 1940 under the leadership of Thurgood Marshall, who subsequently became the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice, LDF was launched at a time when the nation’s aspirations for equality and due process […]
www.naacpldf.org
June 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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...
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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. ❤️
June 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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. ❤️
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!
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June 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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!
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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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June 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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!
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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media.tenor.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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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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"
www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
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...
www.404media.co
May 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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"
www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
Law profs: What songs are on your grading playlist that your students should find delightful (even though they'd probably roll their eyes or stare at you blankly)?
May 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Law profs: What songs are on your grading playlist that your students should find delightful (even though they'd probably roll their eyes or stare at you blankly)?
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Come work with me!
@nyulaw.bsky.social is hiring a clinical teaching fellow!
@nyulaw.bsky.social is hiring a clinical teaching fellow!
CLINICAL TEACHING FELLOWSHIP!!
Work with @jasonschultz.bsky.social's Tech Law & Policy Clinic AND @cmorten.bsky.social's NEW Science, Health & Info Clinic here at NYU as the new Clinical Teaching Fellow
apply.interfolio.com/167514
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Work with @jasonschultz.bsky.social's Tech Law & Policy Clinic AND @cmorten.bsky.social's NEW Science, Health & Info Clinic here at NYU as the new Clinical Teaching Fellow
apply.interfolio.com/167514
#ReasonableUseOfAllCapsBecauseThisIsExciting
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May 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Come work with me!
@nyulaw.bsky.social is hiring a clinical teaching fellow!
@nyulaw.bsky.social is hiring a clinical teaching fellow!
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New from 404 Media: Flock, the license plate reader company that has cameras all across the U.S., is now building a massive people lookup tool using hacked data. The plan is to "jump from LPR to person." Won't require a warrant. This is according to leak we obtained.
www.404media.co/license-plat...
www.404media.co/license-plat...
License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak Shows
Flock, which has license plate readers (LPRs) all around the country, wants police to be able to “jump from LPR to person,” according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media.
www.404media.co
May 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
New from 404 Media: Flock, the license plate reader company that has cameras all across the U.S., is now building a massive people lookup tool using hacked data. The plan is to "jump from LPR to person." Won't require a warrant. This is according to leak we obtained.
www.404media.co/license-plat...
www.404media.co/license-plat...