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Seth Freed Wessler

Seth Freed Wessler is an investigative reporter and researcher who works at Colorlines.com and the Applied Research Center. He is a recipient of the Hillman Award for Journalism.

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	Views Monday, February 23, 2015 ACLU-Obtained Documents Reveal Breadth of Secretive Stingray Use The ACLU has now released records today obtained from law enforcement agencies across Florida about their acquisition and use of sophisticated cell phone location tracking devices known as “ Stingrays .” These records provide the most detailed account to date of how law enforcement agencies across... Read more
	Views Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Homeowners to Eric Holder: Hold Banks Accountable Homeowners and former homeowners rallied in front of the Department of Justice Monday to demand the Attorney General Eric Holder hold banks accountable for foreclosures. The groups are asking the Department of Justice to prosecute banks and to protect the 13 million homeowners who struggle today with underwater mortgages. Read more
	Views Sunday, February 17, 2013 Marco Rubio’s Impossible Task: Make Racism Palatable to Latinos Marco Rubio’s been getting a lot of play lately. Read more
	Views Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Dust Off Those Old Immigration Reform Deals? Not So Fast Just 48 hours after the election was called and exit polls had fully confirmed that Romney pulled fewer Latino votes than the Republican candidate in any recent election, GOP congressional leaders, tails between their legs, began promising a new push for immigration law reform. Read more