Kathryn O’Brien wins first place and Meagan Schantz wins runner-up.
The Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development has announced Research and Symposium Director Kathryn O’Brien as its 2021 Best Notes winner and Executive Notes and Comments Editor Meagan Schantz as its runner-up.
Kathryn O’Brien’s Note, "Camera-Enforced Streets: Creating an Anti-Racist System of Traffic Enforcement," examines how modern traffic enforcement creates severe economic burdens for Black drivers and advocates for removing traffic enforcement from police control in favor of an automated system.
Meagan Schantz’s Note, “Technology’s War on Terror: The Need for Platform Accountability in the Wake of a National Crisis,” examines the scope of liability for social media platforms in monitoring terrorist content, through the lens of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and the Anti-Terrorism Act.
JCRED applauds both authors for their exceptional work.