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Megan Graham

@megankgraham.bsky.social
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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

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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Excited to be back at @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social to celebrate the Samuelson Clinic’s 25th anniversary! @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social: “Texh lawyers don’t always know about technology when they start. But they know how to learn.” Thanks, Pam, for supporting so many of us as we learned to learn!
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New: Govt Fusion Centers are warning police about growing anger over Flock, are monitoring Instagram for anti-Flock posts, and are trying to tie the peaceful political backlash to Flock to the vandalism against them. Docs inside: www.404media.co/the-governme...
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The Government is Monitoring Anti-Flock TikTok and Instagram Accounts
Documents from law enforcement spy centers show the government is warning cops of "extensive and ongoing chatter on social media" about methods to "physically destroy Flock LPR cameras."
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 20/07/2026
Some police departments in the Twin Cities suburbs left Flock camera data accessible to far-flung law enforcement agencies. Those agencies searched the data for immigration purposes at the height of last winter’s brutal federal crackdown.
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Police searched Twin Cities license plate cameras for immigration enforcement during ICE surge
Federal agencies were able to access the typically confidential data through partnerships with law enforcement around the country.
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Zoe Tillman @zoetillman.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Fun fact: If you ever find yourself thinking, "wow there sure are a lot of federal court rulings today," the odds are decent that the day is March 31 or September 30 www.uscourts.gov/data-news/re...
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Civil Justice Reform Act Report
Gives data for civil cases in the district courts, by judicial officer, on motions pending more than six months, bench trials submitted more than six months, civil cases pending more than three years,...
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Inbox: Trump is announcing the new PCAST membership. It is dominated by CEOs and includes only one academic scientist, John Martinis.
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Michael Dell
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Fred Ehrsam
Larry Ellison
David Friedberg
Jensen Huang
John Martinis
Bob Mumgaard
Lisa Su
Mark Zuckerberg
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Jennifer Urban @jenniferurban.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Pleased to share my essay on the role of state privacy law with Cal. law & its Cal. Privacy Protection Agency as a central example. State protections are always important; today they are a critical bulwark against federal overreach. Many thanks, Yale J. Law Tech team! yjolt.org/governing-da...
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Governing Data: The Role of State Privacy Law | Yale Journal of Law & Technology
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Louise Seamster @louiseseamster.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
“Ambient AI listening in the hospital” what could go wrong
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Law school and university "leaders must realize that attempting to appease hostile powers will never buy permanent security, and that caving under political pressure will only undermine their institutions rather than save them." Well said, @gshans.bsky.social! ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
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A Law School Dean Signed a Brief Defending Trans Rights. She Lost Her Job Because of It
The revocation of Emily Suski’s job offer at the University of Arkansas sends a chilling message to law professors everywhere.
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
For what it's worth, the best gift I gave myself this year was becoming a paid subscriber to @404media.co. The team there is doing incredible journalism on a host of tech/surveillance/privacy/etc. topics. If you're interested in these topics or work on them in any way, it's an invaluable resource.
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I've been following a pair of odd FOIA cases in D.D.C. brought by America First Legal. The cases argue that the Government Accountability Office (which is part of Congress) and the Judicial Conference and Administrative Office for the Courts (which are in the Judicial Branch) are subject to FOIA.
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I am so incredibly proud of the work my students did on this @acluofiowa.bsky.social report about automated license plate readers in Iowa. www.aclu-ia.org/publications...
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Automatic License Plate Reader Report Raises Concerns About Expansion of Government Surveillance in Iowa - ACLU of Iowa
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Free Law Project ⚖ @free.law · 02/12/2025
We are launching a Justice Initiatives Division within Free Law Project focused on turning open law into real-world impact. Our goal is to fill the voids in the legal system that lead to gaps in fair justice. This is a big one. 🧵 free.law/2025/12/01/j...
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Announcing Free Law Project's Justice Initiatives Division
Free Law Project is launching a new division—Justice Initiatives—to bring together our advocacy, partnerships, and technology development under one mission: transforming how people experience the lega...
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
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.
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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.
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Elizabeth Joh @elizabethjoh.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
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
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
"[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...
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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.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/10/2025
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
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...
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
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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Chris Morten @cmorten.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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!
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
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...
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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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375 | The Law Clinic Helping Public Defenders Fight Back Against New Police Technology w/Megan Graham
Public Defenseless · Episode
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Elizabeth Joh @elizabethjoh.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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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Public Defenseless Podcast @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
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...
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375 | The Law Clinic Helping Public Defenders Fight Back Against New Police Technology w/Megan Graham
Public Defenseless · Episode
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
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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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
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logan koepke @jlkoepke.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
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-...
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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.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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*.
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/06/2025
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.
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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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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 […]
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Jennifer Raff @jenniferraff.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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. ❤️
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
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-...
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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...
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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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Chris Morten @cmorten.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Come work with me! @nyulaw.bsky.social is hiring a clinical teaching fellow!
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
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...
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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.
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
So proud of my Tech Law Clinic students! At the end of April, they taught a fantastically useful session on workplace surveillance to labor leaders in Iowa as part of the University of Iowa Labor Center's annual short course. 🤖⚖️🧑‍🏫 www.instagram.com/p/DJmMPcmvnY...
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
For those of us with institutional support for our federal court work/research, please install the RECAP plugin! It mirrors filings we open so they're freely available to the public on Court Listener. If you're a lawyer, also consider the RECAP email notification handler. Learn more: free.law/recap
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RECAP Suite — Turning PACER Around Since 2009
RECAP is an online archive and free extension for Firefox, Chrome and Safari that improves the experience of using PACER, the electronic public access system for the U.S. Federal District and Bankrupt...
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Free Law Project ⚖ @free.law · 07/05/2025
It's possible to get PACER fee waivers, but they're not available to journalists like Chris. The US Courts should reevaluate this policy. It's embarrassing to paywall this kind of essential work.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
New from 404 Media: the Signal clone the Trump administration uses was just hacked. TeleMessage makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, Waltz used it. A hacker got some users' messages, group chats. Hugely significant breach www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
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The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked
TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Another semester of zealous advocacy and dedicated client-centered work (nearly) in the books! Law clinic students are simply the best. So proud of my crew and all they've achieved!
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
So excited for and proud of my friend and classmate @cmorten.bsky.social! But I'm even more excited for my alma mater @nyulaw.bsky.social. Chris is an incredible clinician, scholar, mentor, and friend, and the NYU students he'll teach are so lucky to have him! www.law.nyu.edu/news/new-fac...
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Christopher Morten returns to NYU Law | NYU School of Law
Christopher Morten ’15 will return to NYU Law and join the faculty, beginning July 1, 2025. Currently associate clinical professor of law at Columbia Law School, Morten is the founding director of the...
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
There’s no Alien Enemies Act exception to the Fourth Amendment.
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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
The Trump administration's policy on designating people as "enemy aliens" was was that it could expel them without any recourse to the courts. DOJ said that people detained under the act are "not entitled to ... judicial review of the removal order in any court of the United States."
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
I'm teaching FOIA today in National Security Law (and censorship next week), which reminded me of my 3 favorite pieces that I edited at @justsecurity.org. They were by the NY Times's David McCraw about FOIA, leaks, and the Pentagon Papers. Worth a revisit. www.justsecurity.org/author/mccra...
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David McCraw
David McCraw is an Assistant General Counsel at The New York Times Company and Lead Litigation Counsel in The Times’s Freedom-of-Information Litigation.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
State secrets privilege is to protect disclosure to the public, not to the court.
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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Saturday morning vibe: Needing to find the scanned copy of the book version of the Federal Supplement from 1971 to figure out what the hell certain formatting in the online versions is trying to convey. 🤦‍♀️
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 11/04/2025
You might have noticed that basically every link that you see to a court filing is at courtlistener.com. Ever wondered why? Court Listener is a tiny non-profit with a staff of four and a four-person board, plus some dedicated volunteers. They receive no government funding. free.law/team/
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Our People
Free Law Project is the leading nonprofit using technology and data to make the legal ecosystem more equitable and competitive. Creators of CourtListener, RECAP, and Bots.law.
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Anya Prince @anyaprince.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
So excited for today’s symposium on reproductive health privacy @ Iowa Law. jgrj.law.uiowa.edu/symposium-2025 ready to learn from great speakers @michaelrulrich.bsky.social @jillwieberlens.bsky.social @lizchiarello.bsky.social @staceytovino.bsky.social Alex Rosenblat, Adi Youcht & Phoebe Jean-Pierre
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Symposium 2025
Join Us for Our Symposium on Reproductive Health in a Digital World!Please join us on April 11 in Levitt Auditorium Room 295 at Boyd Law Building 130 Byington Rd., Iowa City, IA 52242 for an engaging ...
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