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By Carrie Johnson on April 26, 2021

Carrie Johnson

"Carrie Johnson is a justice correspondent for the Washington Desk.

She covers a wide variety of stories about justice issues, law enforcement, and legal affairs for NPR's flagship programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered, as well as the newscasts and NPR.org."

Response to Capital Riots Could Hurt Minorities

This article originally appeared on All Things Considered on National Public Radio

"Civil liberties advocates are warning that the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol could lead to new police and surveillance powers. If history is a guide, they say, those tools could be used against Blacks and other people of color in the justice system, not the white rioters who stormed Congress."

Albert Fox Cahn, the founder and executive director of S.T.O.P and Ashoka Fellow, weighs in on lawmakers' response to the January 6th Capitol Riots.

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