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‘Algorithmic Bias’: The Next Challenge for Justice Reform

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“Data-driven technologies cannot be apolitical, ahistorical, or considered separate and distinct from social and power structures,” writes the paper’s author, Rashida Richardson , an Assistant Professor of Law and Political Science at Northeastern University.

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Predictive Policing Focuses on Tracking Cops Over Forecasting Crime

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Critics such as Rashida Richardson, a Northeastern University professor who studies big data and racial justice, warn that firms’ attempts to reposition their products could distract from fundamental questions about predictive analytics.

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Ukraine dispatch: ‘As Ukraine enters the eighth week of Russian military aggression, the cost of the war rises dramatically.’

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Here, Kyiv-based lawyer and University of Pittsburgh LLM graduate Yaroslav Pavliuk reports. . In late March-early April, Russian forces were pushed back near Kyiv and in northeastern Ukraine, revealing atrocities committed by Russian forces in the temporary occupied areas.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Second Circuit Rejected New York City’s State Law Climate Claims Against Oil Companies. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of New York City’s lawsuit seeking climate change damages from oil companies. The Second Circuit’s decision largely followed the reasoning of the district court’s 2018 decision.

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