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Laura Drees

Laura Drees

Policy Intern

Center for Data Innovation

Laura is a policy intern with the Center for Data Innovation. She is entering her third year at the University of Colorado Law School, where she has volunteered with CU Restorative Justice, worked as a Research Assistant, and served as a Legislative Research Fellow for State Senator Aguilar. She graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Kansas with a B.A. in English and Psychology and a minor in German. Her main interests are in public policy law, consumer protection, and technology legislation and regulation.

Recent Publications

May 4, 2015

Why We Need Federal Legislation To Protect Public Speech Online

There needs to be a nationwide baseline, not just a patchwork of state laws, to protect people from censorious lawsuits when they post critical reviews of merchants or service providers.

August 18, 2014

State Open Data Policies and Portals

This report provides a snapshot of states’ efforts to create open data policies and portals.

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