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Supreme Court of Wisconsin rejects property insurance claim for COVID-19-related losses

JURIST

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin Wednesday ruled that a Milwaukee-based coffee roster cannot file property insurance claims for COVID-19-related income losses. Colectivo then filed a class action complaint against Society for breach of contract damages.

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Wisconsin-Madison Under Fire Over Mandatory Anti-Racism Training

JonathanTurley

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is at the center of another controversy this week over its diversity training program. The mandatory diversity training at Wisconsin instructs students that “people of color” are not capable of being racist. There is no indication in the material that these are offered for debate.

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Microsoft Misused Credentials From The Dark Web, Firm Says

Law 360

A Wisconsin-based information security firm is accusing Microsoft Corp. of breach of contract in a Washington state court, alleging the tech company misused stolen account credentials recovered from the dark web.

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Wisconsin College Places Autistic Professor on Leave Over Mask Mandate

JonathanTurley

There is an interesting fight unfolding at Edgewood College in Wisconsin over mask mandates. Rustick was told that such a barrier is useless in controlling spread and can actually increase the chances of contracting the virus. English Professor Susan Rustick is autistic and the mask causes trauma and a sense of claustrophobia.

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AI Applications for 5 Different Legal Fields

LawTechnologyToday

Wisconsin, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin approved the use of a risk assessment algorithm that determined the defendant was too high-risk to receive parole. Contract disputes, for instance, require hours of due diligence that AI can automate, saving you hours of monotonous work. In Loomis v.

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‘Blood Money’: How Profit Shapes U.S. Incarceration

The Crime Report

The pursuit of profit is “inextricably intertwined” with America’s system of carceral labor, and criminal punishment, according to a forthcoming paper in the Wisconsin Law Review. In the 19th century, Appleman wrote, American cities’ economies were tied to tlabor contracts secured through private businesses and penal servitude.

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FCC Reduces Some Prison Call Costs, Lacks Authority to Do More

The Crime Report

have contracts with correctional facilities that give them exclusive rights to provide the services. As of 2018, a 15-minute in-state jail phone call continued to cost more than $20 in some states, including Arkansas, Michigan and Wisconsin, according to the latest data from the Prison Policy Initiative.