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Saturday, February 18, 2023

“Terrorists killed their daughter; Now they’re fighting Google in the Supreme Court; Are tech companies liable when their algorithms recommend terrorist content? The Court’s answer could upend the way the internet works.” Gerrit De Vynck of The Washington Post has this report.

And Hailey Fuchs and Brendan Bordelon of Politico report that “Google tries to ‘astroturf’ the Supreme Court; An amicus brief calling to preserve Section 230 was paid for by a group with ties to Google.”

Posted at 9:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices’ ruling”: Alanna Durkin Richer and Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press have this report.

Posted at 9:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“Meet the Religious Crusaders Fighting for Abortion Rights: Christian conservatives worked to topple Roe; Can members of different faiths save abortion access?” Abby Vesoulis of Mother Jones has this report.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Headed to the High Court: Cesar Lopez-Morales (’14) will clerk for US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor starting in July.” Rebecca Beyer of The Record of Boston University School of Law has this report.

Posted at 9:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Dentons’ $30 million fight with ex-lawyer could put New York, California courts on collision course”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

Posted at 8:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Law Professor Lands High Court Tech Cases Due to Conflict Rules; Eric Schnapper has argued 22 high court cases; Next cases have major implications for tech companies”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Juror egos and juror ids: Samia v. United States and the search for neutral principles in the law of evidence.” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his “Adam’s Legal Newsletter” Substack site.

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Federal judges visit ND Law to hear 73rd annual Moot Court Showcase Argument”: Kevin Allen of Notre Dame Law School has this report.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“As U.S. Supreme Court weighs YouTube’s algorithms, ‘litigation minefield’ looms”: Andrew Chung of Reuters has this report.

Posted at 8:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court finally gets a shot at Biden’s student-loan lawlessness”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s fate is again in the hands of the Supreme Court”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

Posted at 8:16 PM by Howard Bashman