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Arlington, VA, July 12, 2018 – The Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) and Stand Together Trust (formerly STT) released a study today that shows strong support among Americans for commonsense changes to the criminal justice system that would make it fairer for people who have been arrested but not convicted of a crime. The poll finds […]

June 22, 2018, Arlington, VA – The U.S. Supreme Court today issued its ruling in Carpenter vs. United States, holding that law enforcement cannot obtain without a warrant the historical records of an individual’s movements as tracked by cellphone towers. Timothy Carpenter, was convicted based on cell tower records tracking his movements for 127 days, […]

June 15, 2018, Arlington, VA – Last week news broke the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) had seized New York Times reporter Ali Watkins’ email and phone records. Though a series of activities have forecast the possibility of such an action, this marks the first known instance under the current administration. In April, the administration […]

Americans Aren’t Certain Who Should Receive Nobel Peace Prize; South Koreans Believe President Moon Deserves Credit  Arlington, VA, June 11, 2018—Stand Together Trust and Real Clear Politics released a first-of-its-kind survey of American and South Korean views about the June 12 summit between United States President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un, the supreme leader of […]

Arlington, VA., May 17, 2018 –  An unprecedented survey, that examines how managers, human resources (HR) professionals, and employees feel about hiring individuals with criminal records was released today. Among the groupings, 74 percent of managers and 84 percent of HR professionals nationwide said they were willing or open to hiring individuals with a criminal […]

Student expression—their ability to protest, assemble, or even speak—is in peril in Arizona, where a bill passed yesterday would grant universities the ability to gravely curtail students’ rights on campus. The bill, heavily influenced by the Goldwater Institute, explicitly says: “A university or community college may restrict a student’s right to speak, including verbal speech, […]

Arlington, VA, April 19, 2018—Stand Together Trust is pleased to announce that former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) acting Chief Technologist Neil Chilson will join the Institute as senior research fellow for technology and innovation on May 1. In this role, Chilson will help spearhead the Institute’s continued efforts to foster an environment that encourages innovation […]

 April 11, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC – After months spent debating missile tests and “bloody noses,” discussions about the Korean peninsula have mercifully—if unexpectedly—returned to diplomacy. President Donald Trump and Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un are now preparing for a historic summit. As diplomats on both sides of the table rush to establish preliminaries, Stand Together Trust […]

Arlington, VA, March 20, 2018— A new poll reveals that while Americans are supportive of our troops and their efforts, they do not believe our strategy in Iraq has made the United States safer or the Middle East more stable. In addition, a majority of Americans believe it’s time to decrease or withdraw troops in […]

A free press is a cornerstone of an open society. It holds the powerful accountable and invites robust engagement on critical issues. Today we see an environment in which the public is losing confidence not just in the reliability of news outlets but potentially in the idea of a free press. Though research suggests this […]