Category «Government Documents»

Inside the right’s effort to build a voter fraud hunting tool

NBC News: “Experts warn that EagleAI, a database that helps voters examine the voter rolls themselves, could drown election workers in unreliable reports of ineligible voters…For several months, activists around the country, organized in part by influential Trump ally Cleta Mitchell and the Election Integrity Network she founded, have been learning to use the program …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research

Government’s own experts found ‘barbaric’ and ‘negligent’ conditions in ICE detention

NPR Investigative Report: “Immigrants await processing at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Adelanto, California. By filing a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act, NPR obtained a trove of inspection reports detailing serious problems at this ICE facility and others across the United States. In Michigan, a man in the custody …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research

Proposed Rule – Artificial Intelligence in Campaign Ads

Federal Election Commission – The Commission announces its receipt of a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Public Citizen. The Petition asks the Commission to amend its regulation on fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority to make clear that the related statutory prohibition applies to deliberately deceptive Artificial Intelligence campaign ads… The Petition asserts that generative Artificial …

Subjects: AI, Congress, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Social Media

The Corporatist Foundations of Financial Regulation

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. David T. Zaring is the Elizabeth F. Putzel Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania. This post is based on his recent paper, published in the Iowa Law Review. “Nobody should feel sorry for banks, necessarily, but they labor under heavy, and in …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Google says AI systems should be able to mine publishers’ work unless companies opt out

The Guardian – “The tech company’s latest proposal about generative AI turns copyright law on its head, and could especially hurt smaller content creators, say experts. Google says AI systems should be able to mine publishers’ work unless companies opt out. The tech company’s latest proposal about generative AI turns copyright law on its head, …

Subjects: AI, Copyright, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Trump and allies face 41 charges in Georgia

19 defendants – Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeff Clark, Jenna Ellis, Ray Smith, Robert Cheeley, Michael Roman, David Shafer, Shawn Still, Stephen Lee, Harrison Floyd, Trevian Kutti, Sidney Powell, Cathleen Latham, Scott Hall, and Misty Hampton. 41 counts [Trump faces 13 counts] – 22 Related to forgery or false …

Subjects: Congress, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

AI Causes Real Harm. Let’s Focus on That over the End-of-Humanity Hype

Scientific American Opinion: Effective regulation of AI needs grounded science that investigates real harms, not glorified press releases about existential risk. Wrongful arrests, an expanding surveillance dragnet, defamation and deep-fake pornography are all actually existing dangers of so-called “artificial intelligence” tools currently on the market. That, and not the imagined potential to wipe out humanity, …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Health Care, Housing, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation

Advancing global NWP through international collaboration

“ECMWF is the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. We are both a research institute and a 24/7 operational service, producing global numerical weather predictions and other data for our Member and Co-operating States and the broader community. The Centre has one of the largest supercomputer facilities and meteorological data archives in the world. Other …

Subjects: Climate Change, Education, Environmental Law, Government Documents

How Georgia Trump indictment would differ from the federal Jan. 6 case

The Hill: “A sprawling, multi-defendant indictment. An ex-president’s trial televised for the world to watch. Potential charges typically used for organized crime.   Before charges have even been announced, the possible indictment of former President Trump in Georgia — hinging on his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results to remain in power — already …

Subjects: Congress, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 12, 2023

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 12, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on …

Subjects: AI, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Privacy, Securities Law

The Sweep and Force of Section Three

Baude, William and Paulsen, Michael Stokes, The Sweep and Force of Section Three (August 9, 2023). University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 172, 2024, Available at SSRN “Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment forbids holding office by former office holders who then participate in insurrection or rebellion. Because of a range of misperceptions and mistaken …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research

Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations

ProPublica continues its stellar investigative reporting on SCOTUS and the Money Train – The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel. “During his three decades on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has enjoyed steady access to a lifestyle most Americans can only imagine. A cadre of industry titans and ultrawealthy …

Subjects: Congress, Courts, Economy, Financial System, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research