Harvard Law professor Martha Minow authors Saving the News book on law and journalism
GBH NEWS — The challenge in providing government assistance to ease the local news crisis is to find ways of helping those who really need it while keeping the bad actors out. Which is why Martha Minow said this week that she’s “hopeful” but “fearful” about a federal bill that would create tax credits to subsidize…
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NEW HAVEN REGISTER — Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower who appeared on “60 Minutes” Sunday and testified before a Senate committee Tuesday, will speak on a Yale Law School panel Thursday. The online panel, “The Facebook Files: What’s Next?,” is based on a series of articles in the Wall Street Journal reporting on how executives were aware…
Read More about Facebook whistleblower to speak at Yale Law online panelLexBlog CEO details publishing platform with University of the Pacific McGeorge Law
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — Kevin O’Keefe, ’82, the CEO and founder of LexBlog, the world’s largest community of legal bloggers, views blogging as a platform for lawyers to utilize and build a reputation within the legal community.“Blogging makes a difference,” O’Keefe said. “Lawyers who blog and make a difference in other people’s lives is what…
Read More about LexBlog CEO details publishing platform with University of the Pacific McGeorge LawSMU Dedman Law Professor Carla L. Reyes appointed to Texas Work Group on Blockchain Matters
SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW — SMU Dedman School of Law Professor Carla L. Reyes was appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott as one of two academic members on the Texas Work Group on Blockchain Matters, and will serve as the Work Group’s chair. The work group will develop a master plan for the expansion of…
Read More about SMU Dedman Law Professor Carla L. Reyes appointed to Texas Work Group on Blockchain MattersNortheastern Law professor Ari Ezra Waldman authors book on technology and consumer privacy
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — There are many new privacy laws, tens of thousands of privacy professionals and new privacy offices all tasked with protecting our privacy from inside the information industry. So why does our privacy seem more out of reach than ever? Sunglasses that spy, in-home assistants that listen to everything, websites that…
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Ari Ezra Waldman authors book on technology and consumer privacyUniversity of Pacific McGeorge Law partners with LexBlog on digital publishing community
MCGEORGE LAW TODAY — The University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law has partnered with LexBlog, Inc. to launch McGeorge Law Today, a digital publishing portal and community for the school’s faculty, alumni, students and staff. McGeorge Law Today is powered by LexBlog’s Syndication Journal product, which aggregates content from LexBlog’s community of more than 30,000 blogging…
Read More about University of Pacific McGeorge Law partners with LexBlog on digital publishing communityUniversity of Virginia Law launches LawTech Center led by professor Danielle Citron
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Virginia School of Law is launching a new scholarly center that will focus on pressing questions in law and technology, with Professor Danielle Citron serving as inaugural director. The LawTech Center will address policy issues, legal texts as data and the use of tech in…
Read More about University of Virginia Law launches LawTech Center led by professor Danielle CitronUniversity of Houston Law professor Andrew Michaels co-awarded NSF grant for public policy algorithm project
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Law Center Assistant Professor Andrew C. Michaels was one of four University of Houston scholars who recently secured a $749,857 grant from the National Science Foundation for a Designing Accountable Software Systems funding opportunity. The grant will support a project that aims to create an accountability benchmark and software scoring…
Read More about University of Houston Law professor Andrew Michaels co-awarded NSF grant for public policy algorithm projectUniversity of Nebraska Law to host virtual space, cyber, and telecommunications law conference
NEBRASKA TODAY — The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law program will hold its annual conference, Nebraska Space Law Week, virtually from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1. Registration is available here. The event, now in its 14th year, traditionally has been held in Washington, D.C., and featured faculty-authored white papers, invite-only government-industry round tables, public…
Read More about University of Nebraska Law to host virtual space, cyber, and telecommunications law conferencePace Law awarded grant to expand STEM and technical education initiatives
PACE UNIVERSITY — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and Pace University’s School of Education have been awarded a collaborative grant from the National Science Foundation (“NSF”) as part of their Research Experiences for Undergraduates (“REU”) program. The award, “Curriculum and Community Enterprise for Restoration of a Keystone Species in New York Harbor…
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