#law
Next was an engaging talk by Ramona Vijeyarasa on using technology to advance #gender equality at the #Melbourne #Law School. After highlighting many of the current issues in gender equality, Vijeyarasa explores the role of #tech in improving (or exacerbating) current inequalities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSq8ydZyN-Q (5/6) #AI
Next was a fantastic panel at #UPenn on emerging issues in #tech, #IP, and #entertainment and #media #law w/Gideon Parchomovsky, Jennifer Rothman, & Christopher Yoo. This is a fascinating look at a lot of the issues that are still vitally important today (the panel is from the fall, & does seem to correctly call most of the cases that have been decided since then), and I particularly liked the discussion on rights of applying #AI to dead people. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSshnz453gY (4/6)
India's Dangerous Roads: Four Problems and Solutions - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-05-24/four-problems-and-solutions-for-india-s-dangerous-roads
#India #World_Bank #Dhiraj_Singh #Government #Education #Women #Automotive #United_Kingdom #Delhi #Law #citylab
@augieray Clearly, The Wrong People Are Leading #HR: Brain-Dead #Hiring Practices To Ditch🔴https://bit.ly/3qYavrd
#USA #Business #Europe #Security #EuropeanUnion #RemoteWork #China #Fediverse #Diversity #HumanResources #Politics #WorkingFromHome #CyberSecurity #America #Recruitment #Iowa #Technology #Racism #CEO #Britain #Immigration #Recruiters #Canada #Military #Leadership #Hybrid #InfoSec #Jobs #Migrants #Law #EU #Xenophobia #Tech #BlackMastodon #Management #Education #Strategy #DataBreach
Donate to the protection of #LGBTQ+ people in #Uganda!
"When this #law [against homosexuality] is signed, everything we do, including sending this email and raising funds, will become illegal. But right now, there's still a narrow window when #LGBTQ+ groups can receive support -- and your donation could help save lives."
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/stop_uganda_antigay_bill_loc/
Lauren Boebert is...Piss Cop | The Daily Show
Probably the best vehicle for an attorney's self-promotion I've ever seen.
#contract #law #disney #parenting
https://youtu.be/S5GE0IjJAns
Lawyer cites fake cases invented by ChatGPT, judge is not amused:
#AI #GenerativeAI #ChatGPT #Law: "The lawsuit began like so many others: A man named Roberto Mata sued the airline Avianca, saying he was injured when a metal serving cart struck his knee during a flight to Kennedy International Airport in New York.
When Avianca asked a Manhattan federal judge to toss out the case, Mr. Mata’s lawyers vehemently objected, submitting a 10-page brief that cited more than half a dozen relevant court decisions. There was Martinez v. Delta Air Lines, Zicherman v. Korean Air Lines and, of course, Varghese v. China Southern Airlines, with its learned discussion of federal law and “the tolling effect of the automatic stay on a statute of limitations.”
There was just one hitch: No one — not the airline’s lawyers, not even the judge himself — could find the decisions or the quotations cited and summarized in the brief.
That was because ChatGPT had invented everything.
The lawyer who created the brief, Steven A. Schwartz of the firm Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, threw himself on the mercy of the court on Thursday, saying in an affidavit that he had used the artificial intelligence program to do his legal research — “a source that has revealed itself to be unreliable.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/nyregion/avianca-airline-lawsuit-chatgpt.html
EU proposals to regulate, among other things, finfluencers. ‘Capital Markets Union: Commission proposes new rules to protect and empower retail investors in the EU’ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_2868 #eu #law #politics #tech #crypto #fintech #advertising #socialmedia
Today in #Connecticut History, May 28: Preparing Connecticut Women to Assume Civic Power
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TODAYINCTHISTORY.com
#20thcentury #connecticuthistory #connecticutwomansuffrageassociation #connecticutwomen #education #katherineludington #law #may #politicalhistory #politicsandgovernment #suffrage #usconstitution #women #women'ssuffrage
I'm appreciating the choice of "bogus" as a description of ChatGPT's simulated legal cases. Out of curiosity, I just looked up its etymology, and its original documented meaning was to do with counterfeit coin. Nice analogy!
https://dair-community.social/@kendraserra/110441363612674962
EU Securities Watchdog ESMA Warns of Unregulated Crypto, Gold Investment Offerings - The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a warning regardin... - https://news.bitcoin.com/eu-securities-watchdog-esma-warns-of-unregulated-crypto-gold-investment-offerings/ #investmentfirms #cryptoassets #investments #legislation #regulation #investment #securities #investors #regulator #statement #european #watchdog #warning #crypto #europe #risks #esma #mica #law #eu
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/nyregion/avianca-airline-lawsuit-chatgpt.html
A lawyer tried to cover up their lack of expertise in federal law by using ChatGPT to cover for them. And like anyone who has actually used ChatGPT before could have predicted, it produced plausible-sounding bullshit. Also note that the case did have a lawyer of record, who is supposed to be qualified in federal law. Had they actually done their job, none of this would have made into court.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/26/tesla-data-leak-customers-employees-safety-complaints | Report: ‘massive’ Tesla leak reveals data breaches, thousands of safety complaints |
"The files include tables containing more than 100,000 names of former and current employees, including the social security number of the Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, along with private email addresses, phone numbers, salaries of employees, bank details of customers and secret details from production, according to Handelsblatt." | #Tesla #technology #law #Germany
Artificial Intelligence is not ready for the courtroom, at least not yet.
Lawyer Regrets Relying on ChatGPT After Filing Motion Citing Six 'Non-Existent' Cases
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/05/27/1755212/lawyer-greatly-regrets-relying-on-chatgpt-after-filing-motion-citing-six-non-existent-cases #court #law
:pdf: Judge's opinion/order https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.31.0.pdf
:pdf: #Attorney response https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.32.0.pdf
:pdf: Attorney #2 response with partial Transcript of #ChatGPT script https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.32.1.pdf
:pdf: Unimpressed Judge's Sanction order https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.33.0.pdf
Don’t Use ChatGPT For Legal Research
A lawyer used ChatGPT to research a legal brief and it didn't work out. ChatGPT makes stuff up or uses very thin sourcing, and is not a replacement for a search engine.
Here’s What Happens When Your Lawyer Uses ChatGPT
When Avianca asked a Manhattan federal judge to toss out the case, Mr. Mata’s lawyers vehem
https://www.masonpelt.com/dont-use-chatgpt-for-legal-research/
#AI #BenjaminWeiser #ChatGPT #law #LegalResearch #TheNewYorkTimes
"Echoes of White Australia still generate passionate debate in 21st century Australia at a time when the expressions of 'White Canada' and 'White New Zealand' have long been forgotten, and America's Chinese Exclusion Act has reverted to a subject of specialist enquiry. Why does the legacy of White Australia loom larger in foreign perceptions of Australia and in the self-understanding of Australians than comparable discriminatory regimes elsewhere?" (p. 1).
#Australia #Canada #USA #NewZealand #China #Racism #History #Immigration #Law #ImmigrationPolicy #WhiteAustralia #ChineseAustralian
Most predictable headline ever...
#Law #AI #Lawyer
Lawyer apologizes for fake court citations from ChatGPT | CNN Business
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/27/business/chat-gpt-avianca-mata-lawyers/index.html
we couldn't screw things up more if we tried.
#Lawyer uses #ChatGPT, makes a fool of himself in #court (gift link)
#law #ai #US https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/nyregion/avianca-airline-lawsuit-chatgpt.html?unlocked_article_code=irYWQ9Ca-lUDTu9eW_rTAcUmvht-8lHCQ_GQqfVLUFUPAoTTQMiSzXpsZiyJIZoOJefuFxYQuLu8kNS6__3uRvrJNmn4VOVoUrSRusvDAFSwXx-Sm3De-I2cKPcx9mD-T3nsnM3hu8VHbYk5a8AmhGAmAxUdcf13p4_ikKsOubvOSWAfnL0XG7IJj38sXpB09ZjpmarrlX32yOSoB2j2eP4KrrsUd6_qUNkXA1yd_TiV_EylFQ2xR9wA6itdH2kFi7KwnhUKSpNoqQ0-pWBEKRYHCvXFf9SulOsE551CRsCuompj-L-XRrRhVktpkp3o8T3cCjCEx3Or54RvH-mKgupPdXC37b8sD7Q&smid=nytcore-android-share
Sovereign Citizens: Pseudolaw & Disorder - Munecat
Munecat disusses the Sovereign Citizen movement. Where it came from, where it is now.
Though different groups of sovereign citizens claim different things, they all seem to think they have found a loophole that makes them exempt from all laws. This leads to a lot of sovereign citizens getting their car windows smashed in by cops during routine traffic stops.
This is what happens when 8 old farts get to decide what art is...
More and more each day I feel like America is fucked.
"Warhol is a “style,” an artist whose “modest alterations” of the underlying photograph brought out a meaning that was already inherent in it"
#art #law
https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/supreme-court-andy-warhol-decision-appropriation-artists-impact-1234669718/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16852197980741&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artnews.com%2Fart-in-america%2Fcolumns%2Fsupreme-court-andy-warhol-decision-appropriation-artists-impact-1234669718%2F
The 5-4 Pod has
"The Shadow Docket with Steve Vladeck"
"As the Court has moved right, it's been using the "shadow docket" to execute on more of its agenda. Previously reserved for emergencies, like stays of executions, the process of hearing cases outside of the Court's ordinary calendar is now frequently used to issue unsigned and unexplained decisions that overturn the status quo."
This should give everyone pause. The automated fabrication of falsehoods should be considered a systemic threat to civilization. Whether it involves deepfakes of evidence or as in this case, the whole cloth fabrication of case history, these pose serious challenges that must be remedied.
#AI #Law #ChatGPT #Dystopia #1984
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/nyregion/avianca-airline-lawsuit-chatgpt.html
I would be ashamed of the schadenfreude but I don't feel guilty in the slightest...
Diving into this thread like it was a freshwater basin by a waterfall.
https://dair-community.social/@kendraserra/110441210244994168
@kendraserra - Are you just catching up on the bonkers story about the lawyer using ChatGPT for federal court filings? This is a thread for you.
I followed this story elsewhere. If I had it right, the underlying #lawyer not only used a false case citation, but when caught, used #ChatGPT to write a fake case opinion to provide the #court. I don't understand how dumb you have to be to do this since your #legal adversary is always going to check your citations. #lawfedi #law #AI
Courts need a tool to fact check all the affidavits.
Eugene Volokh. May 27, 2023. A Lawyer's Filing "Is Replete with Citations to Non-Existent Cases"—Thanks, #ChatGPT? Reason. https://reason.com/volokh/2023/05/27/a-lawyers-filing-is-replete-with-citations-to-non-existent-cases-thanks-chatgpt/
Hey kids! Don't use Chat GPT to do research when you should be using Lexis.
Otherwise, you'll be writing something like this to explain all the wonderful cases the computer wrote that support your position, but don't exist in the real world. 👇
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.32.1.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/27/texas-attorney-general-urges-supporters-to-protest-at-capitol-ahead-of-impeachment-vote | Texas attorney general urges supporters to protest at capitol ahead of impeachment vote |
"The state House has set a Saturday vote to consider impeaching Paxton and suspending him from office over allegations of bribery, unfitness for office and abuse of public trust – just some of the accusations that have trailed him for most of his three terms." | #Texas #law
ChatGPT is software which can put words together to sound good. Some people call it "Artificial Intelligence" - but it isn't really "intelligent", it's more like your phone guessing your next word.
A lawyer asked it a law question, and ChatGPT outputted some words.
The lawyer seems to have thought the output was based on real law cases. He didn't check if the info was true before he gave it to the court. Now he's in trouble for telling the court things which weren't true.
30 years' experience of the law... but not enough experience of software :-)
I don't think they were trying to be sneaky. I think they honestly just thought that ChatGPT was a new cleverer thing which could retrieve things like a search engine does.
Well, this is a doozy.
A federal judge has issued an “order to show cause" why a lawyer should not be sanctioned, after said lawyer submitted a brief to the court that was full of references to non-existent cases.
It turns out that using #ChatGPT to write your legal briefs for you has certain downsides …
A #brainimplant changed her life. Then it was removed against her will.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/05/25/1073634/brain-implant-removed-against-her-will/
Her case highlights why we need to enshrine #neuro #rights in #law.
𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬.
Every weekend, we bring you some of the latest ESG, Sustainability and Business & Human Rights snippets from around the globe.
The source materials for the snippets this week are:
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/05/26/japan-joins-anti-plastic-coalition-ahead-of-paris-treaty-talks-leaving-us-isolated/
https://goodlawproject.org/update/we-are-pushing-ahead-with-legal-action-to-help-end-the-sewage-crisis-despite-water-companies-promises/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=CleanWaters_Blog220523&utm_medium=social%20media
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/un-calls-protection-climate-activists-following-crackdown-germany
https://ennhri.org/news-and-blog/ennhri-advises-on-the-need-to-ensure-adequate-resources-for-a-future-swiss-nhri/
https://yle.fi/a/74-20032807
Have a good weekend.
#Inhousecounsel #Inhouselegal #Law #LegalRecruitment #lawfirm #esg #sustainability #bizhumanrights #climate
#Texas #Legislature update from #EqualityTexas. #LGBTQRights #Law #LGBTQ #TXLege
At the beginning of this session, lawmakers filed 140 anti-LGBTQ+ bills. As of this writing, only 8 of those bills are still viable, which means the other 132 bad bills are dead. Like, dead dead. That’s 94% of the bad bills!! Granted, the 8 remaining bills are Very Bad, but it’s still important to recognize how many of the fights we won.
We couldn’t have fought off that many bills without all of your help and support. Every card dropped, every testimony read, every email sent, every phone call made, and every person who showed up made this possible. Navigating the uncharted waters of this session has been unbelievably challenging and exhausting, and we’re so grateful to all of y’all who’ve kept our beautiful, queer ship afloat. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
Legislative Updates
This week deserves its own reality show, because it has truly been drama on top of more drama. Speaker (1/3)
The absolute craziest set of #legal events that will be my nightmare fuel for the weekend.
1. Attorney files brief using case law made up by #ChatGPT.
2. Attorney files copies of those cases, apparently written by ChatGPT, and swears to their veracity.
3. Attorney of record then says that all work was actually done by an unadmitted attorney in the office.
4. That shadow attorney also notarized that first affidavit.
#AI is a savage and lawless land, the perfect conditions for a #SiliconValley #VC subsidized global industrial #PsyOp
#Democracy will be lucky to survive current hype-cycle so critical for citizens to pay vigilant attention and not be distracted or conned any further by Tech-captured & controlled media.
Pay #Attention.
Question underlying assumptions.
#OligarchBlitzkrieg
#AIBlitzkrieg
#BigTech
#TechnoFascism
#SamAltman
#PeterThiel
#ElonMusk
#AIEthics
#EthicalAI
#Privacy
#Law
#SouthAfrica's #DeputyPresident refused to #condemn #Uganda's #homophobic #law, says "we'll be engaging them"
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Africa #SouthAfrica #Uganda #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia
The comments on this thread show everything anyone needs to know about how anti #democracy #Twitter really is today.
https://twitter.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1661868747257176065?t=DiclT5x4hyffAvJLL5G31w&s=19
#Fascism #DeSantis #Law #Jan6 #Crime #RightWing #Hate
(Apologies in advance for the direct twitter link, I'll change it if someone posts the other one, I am on my phone and can't remember what it's called!)
Find out how AI poses risks to _both_ producers and actors in the film industry. Let's advocate for regulations and ensure a fair and responsible film environment. My article:
https://bit.ly/AIrisks
#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #filmmaking #acting #film #tv #law #entertainment
Feeling nostalgic for the #FreeCulture movement, so for #FollowFriday here are folks who were cool and still are:
- @lucasgonze - Was active in the free #music scene, anyone remember https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webjay ? Killed by Yahoo, of course.
- @carlmalamud - Still making #law and #publicDomain gov't info accessible to all. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public.Resource.Org
- @hrheingold - Smart Mobs was a great book, did our society learn anything from it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_mob
- @annaleen - Met them when interning at #EFF!
What gets me about this is some will say, "Then how come he hasn't been tried yet?" Maybe because HE'D THEN HAVE DOUBLE PROTECTION AGAINST THIS? But I'm not a lawyer, just a citizen.
Trump's staff moved boxes of classified documents hours before Justice Department came to look for them https://boingboing.net/2023/05/26/trumps-staff-moved-boxes-of-classified-documents-hours-before-justice-department-came-to-look-for-them.html #boingboing #classified_documents #law #trump https://mastodon.cloud/@boingbot/110434968832883326
Ep18: "Putting Koroks on a Spit" with @Jason, @jacobschumer and @andrew is arriving in your #podcast client of choice this morning.
We make fun of the #ElonMusk and #DeSantis #Twitter presidential candidacy announcement. Then we talk attorney ethics in CA and AI value-adds. Ultimately, its about Zelda.
E18🔗 : https://zencastr.com/z/hLGZw5am
#Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/esquiring-minds/id1661317618
Free Public Records Search - judyrecords
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.judyrecords.com/
"#Wildlife protection laws typically are passed because of some perceived benefit to humans, Lyman said. #Panama’s law instead considers what #SeaTurtles need and the fact that humans should curb their behavior to meet those needs, she said.
The #law gives sea turtles the right to an environment free of #pollution and other human impacts that cause physical or health damage, like #ClimateChange, incidental capture, coastal #development and unregulated #tourism."
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4901271
During entire duration of #OathKeeper trial there were ZERO mainstream #media outlets paying meaningful #attention. Only daily coverage came from:
• @lawfare - @rparloff (ex-Forbes who covered Theranos and brutally conned by Holmes) did a bloody brilliant job reporting on OathKeepers 🙏
• @emptywheel - alpha-#NatSec blogger who assigned a hela-awesome contract journo @Brandi_Buchman who also did amazing work 🙏
@markigra Disciplines currently supported by the Find Academics on Mastodon (https://find.sciences.social/) tool:
#Anthropology
#Archaeology
#AtmosphericScience and #AirQuality
#Bioinformatics
#Communication and #MediaStudies
#Dendrochronology
#EarthScience
#Economics
#Education
#History and #PhilosphyOfScience
#IslamicStudies / #MiddleEasternStudies/ #IslamicateStudies/ #OrientalStudies
#Law
#Marketing and #ConsumerResearch
#NuclearFusion
#OpenScience
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Being a step short of treason, it's amazing to me that seditious conspiracy carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison in the US. It's basically in the category of a class B felony instead of a Class A one.
Thank you Laffy @GottaLaff and Teri Kanefield @Teri_Kanefield for your reporting on the Stewart #Rhodes sentencing hearing.
I have to think that Rhodes both thinks that his statements in the hearing will be a call to action for like minded people, and, a false belief that #Trump will be elected in 2024 and then pardon him. My guess is that Trump views Rhodes as a looser for failing to complete the coup and would let Rhodes rot in prison.
And rotting in prison is what Rhodes deserves.
BTW, I really don't think that Trump will be elected in 2024. I doubt that he'll be the GOP candidate. I think Biden will be handily reelected. The country is sick of the extremist GOP policies and the #Florida model.
I am not saying I am a fan of Justice #Kavanaugh, but he makes a very simple point in his recent dissent in an #EPA case - "adjacent" and "adjoining" have different meanings. Black's #Law #Dictionary literally indicates these two words should be compared as supporting different propositions (adjacent cf. adjoining). It's an example of the conservative justices not being textualists as they may claim. #SCOTUS #legal #lawfedi #SupremeCourt
New from @radleybalko on the case against forensic firearms analysis
https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/devil-in-the-grooves-the-case-against
#science #law #forensics #criminaljustice #cjreform #criminaljusticereform
Plaintiffs Set a New Record for Website #Accessibility Lawsuit Filings in 2022 (U.S.) https://www.adatitleiii.com/2023/01/plaintiffs-set-a-new-record-for-website-accessibility-lawsuit-filings-in-2022/ #a11y #law #lawsuits
#Prigozhin, the founder and leader of the #Wagner mercenary group, asserted that the war had #backfired spectacularly by failing to “demilitarize” Ukraine.
He also called for #totalitarian policies. “We must introduce #martial #law. We unfortunately … must announce new waves of #mobilization; we must put everyone who is capable to work on increasing the production of ammunition,” he said. “Russia needs to live like #North #Korea for a few years, so to say, close the borders … and work hard.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/24/yevgeniy-prigozhin-war-backfired-revolution/
In my blog
Where do we draw the line on LLM- or “AI”-generated content?
https://jackyan.com/blog/2023/05/where-do-we-draw-the-line-on-llm-or-ai-generated-content/ #LLM #AI #copyright #CopyrightLaw #law #authorship
In some geeky #tech #news, some glimmers of hope for the future as we see more right to repair wins.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/05/24/minnesota-passes-a-right-to-repair-bill-that-actually-matters
I really enjoyed this episode of Chris Hayes’ podcast. He talks to a gun industry veteran that saw first-hand how the industry went off the rails in the 90s.
The discussion focuses on the question “What will turn the ship?”. We’re so far down the path of gun proliferation and embedded gun culture that making any progress can seem hopeless.
The guest suggests that a cultural change is both critical and feasible.
We need to make armed intimidation no longer acceptable.
Outlawing “open carry” across the country, with stiff penalties for acts of armed intimidation.
Otherwise, among other ongoing horrors, we’ll continue to see “The Second Amendment eat The First Amendment”
Black and Asian women of color say complaints about #racism and #sexism at UC's #law school in SF (formerly Hastings) are downplayed by administration. https://www.kqed.org/news/11949802/uc-law-sf-students-say-complaints-of-racism-and-discrimination-on-campus-were-dismissed
Hosting what I think is our third (or fourth?) Law & Rurality Workshop - this time all virutal - on November 22, 2023. Abstracts and other expressions of interest due August 21. All disciplines and all stages of research welcome. Join us for rich and welcoming discussions of the law's complex relationship to rural people and places.
Details:
https://www.ruralreconcile.org/programs/fall-2023-law-and-rurality-workshop
The laws that dictate generational wealth are biased to the States. If you do not have a Life Will and zero heirs, State probate has title to all your stuff when you die. Even if you have heirs, State Probate can refuse to honor the heirs by holding the estate on a tax question for decades. They wait the heirs out, maybe they die. State gets all the estate. Generations of wealth transferred.
Well bless his heart.
Problem solved everyone!
https://www.axios.com/2023/05/24/chief-justice-roberts-supreme-court-ethics-pledge
@Teri_Kanefield Thank's Teri. Your work here is vital. So good to see robust discussion of this breaking news here on Mastodon. It's almost as if your #USPolitics and #Law and #Justice associates could more over here and bring their followers, and then they wouldn't have to continue to support Elon Musk and has agenda to elect Ron DeSantis. It would take some collective will, but maybe... Nah, just dreaming. Keep on truckin' Teri. We love you!
An order issued by the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday will restrict remote access to old documents, in hopes of preventing the accidental release of Social Security numbers. 👩⚖️ 💻
The rule change comes after I discovered that thousands of civil judgments filed by the Division of Employment Security included SS numbers, and were available on online via Casenet.
#infosec #stl #stlouis #missouri #courts #justice #law #privacy #security #journalism #localjournalism
"What is the ocean? How do we know it? In whose interests is it used? Where do land and sea meet and part? Who has freedom on the sea, and for whom has it been a location of extraction, immiseration and constraint?"
Surabhi Ranganathan for #TheDial: https://www.thedial.world/issue-4/law-of-the-sea-climate-change
#Longreads #Sea #Ocean #Law #History #Environment #ClimateChange
#Thai #alliance eyes #ambitious #reforms on #samesexmarriage, #monopolies,#military, #justicereform, but not on #royal #insult #law.
#Alliance has to win over some of the #conservative-leaning #Senate, which was appointed by a #junta and often sides with #army-backed #parties
@couts I know, I know, tech changes everything and we're comparing apples with metal oranges--but tbh, sometimes I think we'd be better off just going ahead and treating new tech as if it were old stuff under existing #law, e.g.:
* Forcing open all encrypted emails and scanning them is like gov opening all mailed paper letters.
* #AI & #LLMs are servants whose incurred liabilities are vicariously attributable to their masters and/or are products subject to strict liability.
I propose the Eat Crow PAC, to be crowdfunded by the left, which awards $1 million honoraria to Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Gorsuch and anyone else who wants to get in on it, for each opinion in which they join the liberal justices to form a majority. $10 million for reversing Citizens United, Rucho or Dobbs. Apparently this would be entirely lawful; the right is already doing it. Who’s in?
#uspol #scotus #Democracy #abortion #law
https://slate.com/tag/disorder-in-the-court
Video of my talk at CITP (Princeton):
'Digital Discrimination and the Law in Europe'
https://citp.princeton.edu/event/citp-seminar-zuiderveen-borgesius/
#AI #FAccT #bias #discrimination #tech #gdpr #privacy #data #dataprotection #datascience #machinelearning #aiact #law #politics
In other news, today I got accepted to the International Summer School Banking and Capital Markets Law at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore this July.
I'm hoping to present a draft of my paper "Historical and Philosophical Origins of Financial Reporting and Their Impact on Regulation of Non-financial ESG Reporting: A Comparative Study of the US & EU" (I have to wait until the Scientific Committee decides the final lineup to know if I'm presenting but the paper, but it'll be done anyway)
#law
The Most Common Graduation Advice Tends to Backfire https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/opinion/stem-women-gender-disparity.html
"If you encourage women and men to follow their passions in selecting a major or career, there is a big #gendergap. If you encourage them to make money, there is less of a gender gap, with more women skewing toward traditionally masculine fields. And if you encourage them to nurture and support other people, there is also less of a gender gap, with more men skewing toward traditionally feminine fields."
Apparently the Irish DPA didn’t want to impose a fine. The European Data Protection Board required it to give a fine.
https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/press-releases/Data-Protection-Commission-announces-conclusion-of-inquiry-into-Meta-Ireland
#law #tech #politics #eu #gdpr #dataprotection #privacy
Fine of 1.3 billion Euro for Facebook. Press release by Irish Data Protection Authority
https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/press-releases/Data-Protection-Commission-announces-conclusion-of-inquiry-into-Meta-Ireland
#law #tech #politics #eu #gdpr #dataprotection #privacy
Apparently the fine will be higher. ‘Meta on Monday was fined a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) and ordered to stop transferring data collected from Facebook users in Europe to the United States, in a major ruling against the social media company for violating European Union data protection rules.’ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/business/meta-facebook-eu-privacy-fine.html #law #tech #politics #eu #gdpr #dataprotection #privacy
Next was an amazing talk by Anita L. Allen on #privacy #law and racial #justice at #Dartmouth. Allen clearly articulates the intersections between privacy, #race, and #gender and why data privacy is more important than ever. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5WXnxNoklA (6/11)
Just finished @stevevladeck ‘s book “The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic.” Absolutely an outstanding read about a part of the #SCOTUS that has huge implications but few people, including lawyers, see and understand.
It is an informative and accessible read for non-lawyers and lawyers alike. And it is a crucial book for those who want to understand the present Court’s legitimacy crisis and its impact on American #democracy and #IndividualRights. I cannot recommend it enough.
#bookstodon #ShadowDocket #newbooks #uspolitics #law #lawfedi
This is a very important story in the fight for healthcare rights and body autonomy on the topic of abortion.
This is the most 2023 headline I have seen in years.
#Silly #2023 #GOPShite #News #Headlines #TedCruz #Houston #Texas #HoustonChronicle #GOP #Politics #AnheuserBush #Budweiser #Don't #BoycottBudLight #BudLight #Trans #LGBTQ #Rights #Law #KiddyCongress
ACLU sues a school district for violating a trans girl's First Amendment and civil rights.
#trans #aclu #firstamendment #transrights #civilrights #mississippi #law #constitution #freedom #liberty
Okay, it's time to discuss #vampire #law.
In vampire folklore, they can only enter your house if you invite them in.
- Could a vampire cop enter your house if they have a warrant?
- What if it's a rental property? Can a renter invite a vampire in?
- What if the vampire leverages Alexa from the doorway and says "Alexa, repeat after me: *you are invited inside" ?*
State bar exams have achieved a certain amount of notoriety for not being accessible—perhaps unsurprising given their rather elitist gatekeeping origins. Now DREDF and DRA have filed a new civil rights complaint against the State Bar of California for failing to provide an accessible bar exam:
Global #accessibility laws and policies: https://www.lflegal.com/global-law-and-policy/ by @LFLegal #law #policy #a11y
.@tfiebig @Sedista & Martina Lindorfer
'In this paper, we take a look at the progressing use of cloud-based educational tools, often controlled by only a handful of major corporations.' https://tidsskrift.dk/privacy_studies_journal/article/view/132713
#tech #bigtech #cloud #academia #law #politics #competition #education #eu #capitalism #economy
This week the Texas House granted final approval to a bill that would outlaw gender affirming care for transgender youth in Texas.
Read about it here: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-transgender-healthcare-ban-18101975.php