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Scott Lemieux

Scott Lemieux is an assistant professor of political science at the College of Saint Rose. He contributes to the blogs Lawyers, Guns, and Money and Vox Pop.

Recent Articles

Down with Voter Suppression

Scott LemieuxJun 17, 2013
Arizona Republic

A Quiet Blockbuster

Scott LemieuxJun 14, 2013

(AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Justice after the Fact

Scott LemieuxJun 11, 2013
WIkiMedia Commons

Although the Supreme Court is expected to wrap up its term at the end of the month, on Monday the Court declined to hand down any of the blockbuster civil-rights rulings still pending. It did, however, rule in Peugh v. United States, an important opinion that protected a vital democratic value: the prohibition against retroactive punishments.

How All Three Branches Conspired to Threaten Your Privacy

Scott LemieuxJun 07, 2013
WikiMedia Commons

The recent revelations about the court order issued to Verizon asking them to hand over data about the calls made by millions of customers were chilling not so much for the specific information the government was asking for, but for what the order likely portended. Given its massive scope, the potential for spying into electronic communications made much more disturbing revelations inevitable. It didn't take long for the other shoe to drop.

The Verizon Data Order and Why It Matters

Scott LemieuxJun 06, 2013
WikiMedia Commons

Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian had a major scoop yesterday, revealing a court order requiring the communications giant Verizon to hand over information about all the calls in its system, domestic or international. As Greenwald explains, this means "the communication records of millions of US citizens are being collected indiscriminately and in bulk – regardless of whether they are suspected of any wrongdoing." 

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