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Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 week ago
Privacy professionals

EFF to Massachusetts' Highest Court: Pretrial Electronic Monitoring Should Not Eviscerate Privacy Rights

Law enforcement cannot access location monitoring data for unrelated purposes without a warrant, emphasizing the need for privacy rights even for monitored individuals. [ more ]
SCSJ
1 month ago
Education

Voting Rights Advocates Support UNC Students' Use of Digital ID

UNC students should be allowed to use digital Mobile One Cards as valid voter IDs to avoid confusion and disenfranchisement. [ more ]
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

EFF to Federal Trial Court: Section 230's Little-Known Third Immunity for User-Empowerment Tools Covers Unfollow Everything 2.0

The EFF, ACLU, and CDT support a professor developing a tool to help Facebook users manage their News Feed without the risk of legal repercussions from Meta. [ more ]
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Above the Law
5 months ago
Law

Tesla Admits To Bullying Outside Counsel But Prefers We Not Call It 'Bullying'

Delaware law expert Professor Charles Elson faced pressure from Tesla regarding filing an amicus brief on Elon Musk's $56 billion compensation plan. [ more ]
Above the Law
5 months ago
Law

Elon Musk Threatening Biglaw Firm To Silence Amicus Brief?

Elon Musk's company, Tesla, allegedly pressured a law firm to prevent a professor from submitting an amicus brief in a case involving Musk's compensation. [ more ]
Above the Law
5 months ago
Law

Tesla Admits To Bullying Outside Counsel But Prefers We Not Call It 'Bullying'

Delaware law expert Professor Charles Elson faced pressure from Tesla regarding filing an amicus brief on Elon Musk's $56 billion compensation plan. [ more ]
Above the Law
5 months ago
Law

Elon Musk Threatening Biglaw Firm To Silence Amicus Brief?

Elon Musk's company, Tesla, allegedly pressured a law firm to prevent a professor from submitting an amicus brief in a case involving Musk's compensation. [ more ]
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Truthout
9 months ago
Left-wing politics

Nearly 180 Republicans File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Deem Trump Eligible

Republicans file amicus brief to bar states from determining Trump's eligibility to run for office again
Claim that Trump 'quickly' called for peace and disbandment on January 6 is disputed [ more ]
Truthout
9 months ago
US politics

Nearly 180 Republicans File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Deem Trump Eligible

Republicans file amicus brief to bar states from determining Trump's eligibility to run for office again
Claim that Trump 'quickly' called for peace and disbandment on January 6 is disputed [ more ]
Above the Law
10 months ago
Law

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

The mods of Reddit's r/law and r/scotus filed an amicus brief in the Netchoice case.
Trump appeals Jan. 6 immunity ruling, potentially delaying trial until after the 2024 election. [ more ]
sfist.com
4 months ago
SF politics

Supreme Court Ruling Could Have Broad Implications for Homeless Encampment Sweeps In California

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Grants Pass, Oregon, on homelessness laws, with a conservative majority stating that public camping prohibitions do not violate the Eighth Amendment. [ more ]
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