Link is here to the article in the NYT.
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Month: January 2021
WSJ Article on Section 230, censorship and the Constitution
"...does the 1996 Communications Decency Act really justify Big Tech censorship? The key language, Section 230(c)(2), provides: “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be held liable on account of . . . any action voluntarily taken in good faith...
Michigan Prosecutor Will Not Charge People For Certain Drug Offenses
A Michigan prosecutor won’t charge people for marijuana, shrooms, other psychedelics. It is interesting to see the changes in what is and isn't permitted in our society. It will be interesting to see what impact these decisions will have here and in the State of...
Troll Charged With Election Interference In Federal Court For Allegedly Using Twitter To Mislead Voters Into Casting Their Ballots Via Text.
The article is here "Mackey and others created, refined and shared memes and hashtags meant to misinform potential voters. The group created several memes falsely suggesting that celebrities were supporting Donald Trump's candidacy. Another campaign hatched in the...
What Constitutes A Fair Hearing On College Campuses
A pretty good summation of the standards used on college campuses when a student is accused. There are many different standards including more likely than not (a coin flip practically) to the higher standard of clear and convincing evidence which is currently used, to...
A Pretty Good Discussion of Pretrial Release Conditions
In the following article at The Volokh Conspiracy. It uses some of the pretrial restrictions placed on individuals charged for their activities January 6th at the Capital as a jumping off point on what the government can and probably can't restrict people from doing. ...
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NY Times: We Don’t Need A New Antiterrorism Law
Link is here. When the Patriot Act was passed nearly 20 years ago it expanded the surveillance state's power and was immediately used in cases other than terrorism. The same would happen here. It isn't just the fact that certain minority groups would get the brunt...
Monkey Whisperer Gets Arrested
Mainly put this up there just because of the headline. Of course, its in Florida.
Tiger King goes to the 10th Circuit
Attorney Sample argues in Denver the trial court incorrectly grouped the murder-for-hire counts against Exotic together, resulting in an excessive sentence. This one's for you, Jazmyn. Still haven't watched it.