February 9, 2009 12:00PM 

# “Redress” = Due Process 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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In discussions about data-intensive government programs like watchlists, people often talk about the importance of “redress” — giving the public some way to correct information or dispute adverse decisions arising from these programs.

“Redress” is a misnomer that diminishes the importance of the subject at hand. Constitutional Due Process is what’s at stake. So says the Ninth Circuit in the case of [*Humphries v. County of Los Angeles*](http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2009/01/15/05-56467.pdf).

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[Constitutional Law](https://www.cato.org/constitutional-law), [Technology and Privacy](https://www.cato.org/technology-privacy), [Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies](https://www.cato.org/robert-levy-center-constitutional-studies) 

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