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Daily Archives: October 4, 2023

Master Calendar of Trump Court Dates: Criminal and Civil Cases

Just Security: First published on September 5, 2023, last updated on October 2, 2023 – “Following a series of recent court developments, former President Donald Trump’s 2023-24 legal schedule is coming into focus, as is his political one. In the calendar below, we capture significant events in both domains—and how they interrelate. The busy legal schedule includes cases in which Trump is a criminal or civil defendant. The first major date is Monday, October 2, 2023, with New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud lawsuit. The trials then cascade throughout 2024, starting with the second E. Jean Carroll case in January and reaching a crescendo with the federal election interference trial in DC in March, followed by the federal classified documents trial in Florida in May. Perceptions of the former president and his conduct will also be shaped by other major cases in which his co-defendants are going to trial, likely without him. One example is the speedy trial set at attorneys Ken Chesebro and Sidney Powell’s request in the Fulton County election interference case, which is now scheduled for late October 2023 and will be nationally televised if it remains in state court (as now appears overwhelmingly likely with the failure of efforts by others to remove the case). As if that active legal schedule were not enough, it will all transpire alongside the election calendar with the primary season beginning in early 2024. We are publishing this calendar to track both the legal and political milestones and to understand the interaction of the case schedules with each other and with the political dates. While the full calendar tracks hundreds of events, here are the top 12 legal and political dates we have identified as of now…”

COVID-19 Mortality Rates Higher in States that Limited Govts from Enacting Public Health Emergency Orders

Policy Commons: “State and local governments enacted various public health emergency policies during the COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in lower infection and death rates than would have occurred without these policies. However, some states limited emergency public health authority of state executives, state governors, and state and local officials during the pandemic. This brief summarizes… Continue Reading

This Website Exposes the Truth About Soaring Food Prices

Wired: “A developer in Austria created a comparison website that helped open up the opaque world of food costs as regulators investigate the food industry. It didn’t take long for Mario Zechner to prove the government wrong. In May, the independent software developer was listening to a radio interview with Austria’s labor minister, Martin Kocher,… Continue Reading

Freedom on the Net 2023 The Repressive Power of Artificial Intelligence

Highlights – Freedom on the Net 2023 Global internet freedom declined for the 13th consecutive year. Digital repression intensified in Iran, home to this year’s worst decline, as authorities shut down internet service, blocked WhatsApp and Instagram, and increased surveillance in a bid to quell antigovernment protests. Myanmar came close to dislodging China as the… Continue Reading

Open Books, Better Skills: an Argument for Limited Open Book Exams

Flanagan, Rebecca C., Open Books, Better Skills: an Argument for Limited Open Book Exams (September 1, 2023). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4563824 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4563824 “Law schools have embraced closed book exams as one response to falling bar pass rates. But due to lack of student expertise in learning and study skills, students focus on memorization as… Continue Reading

Gen AI’s ‘Collective Brain Trust’ Gathers

Law.com – Gen AI’s ‘Collective Brain Trust’ Gathers to Discuss Practical Use Cases and Successes at Invite-Only Event. At a recent daylong, closed-door gathering organized by LexFusion, early adopters from top law firms, legal departments and technology providers convened to candidly share real-world gen AI experiences and the practical insights they’ve gained thus far…Organized by… Continue Reading

For 40 years, Big Meat has openly colluded to rig prices

Pluralistic: “For 40 years, Big Meat has openly colluded to rig prices (permalink)…Let me tell you about Agri Stats. Agri Stats has been around since 1985. Every large meat packer pays to be a “member” of Agri Stats, and they each submit weekly, detailed statistics about every aspect of their business: all their costs, all… Continue Reading

Your Online Account May Have Been Breached? Don’t Just Sit There. Do Something.

WSJ via MSN: “How do consumers respond when their online accounts are exposed to hackers? Many of them simply don’t. Data breaches at major firms have become all too common, with more than 110 million user accounts exposed in just the second quarter of 2023. Yet our research found that nearly two-thirds of U.S. consumers… Continue Reading