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Lifting the American Supreme Court Veil: Identifying Authorship in Unsigned Opinions
Avraham, Ronen and Sharan, Roded and Kricheli Katz, Tamar and Nasser, Rami, Lifting the American Supreme Court Veil: Identifying Authorship in Unsigned Opinions (March 27, 2025). U of Texas Law, Legal Studies Research Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5207281 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5207281 The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issues 10-15 % of its opinions unsigned, …
Combating State Hostage Taking and Wrongful Detention
“In 2023, in coordination with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) where I’m a non-resident associate, I helped launch a bi-partisan commission on hostage taking and wrongful detention. It’s an extraordinary group of experts, including diplomats, law enforcement officials, congressional staffers, lawyers, journalists and former hostages. Our co-chairs are former National Security Advisor …
The ODNI Wants to Make it Easier for the Government to Buy Your Data Without Warrant
EFF: “New reporting has revealed that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is attempting to create the Intelligence Community’s Data Consortium–a centralized online marketplace where law enforcement and spy agencies can peruse and buy very personal digital data about you collected by data brokers. Not only is this a massive escalation of …
You’re Not Ready
Wired – “AI scammers. A grid attack. Quantum cracks. A GPS blackout. Seems bad out there. Unfortunately, it can always get worse. From evil hacker AI to world-changing cyberattacks, WIRED envisions the future you haven’t prepared for.”
How Ideology Upended the Rule Of Law and the Supreme Court
Rolling Stone no paywall – “Originalism, a framework with roots in the segregationist past and funded by right-wing oligarchs, helped lead to Donald Trump’s unconstitutional regime By Sean Wilentz, Sidney Blumenthal – June 1, 2025: “An obscure ideology most people have never heard of is dominating almost every aspect of American life. Nearly every important …
5 Podcasts That Revisit the Past Through Oral Histories
The New York Times – no paywall: “These compelling shows dig into momentous political and cultural moments through the voices of the people who were there. ‘Division Street Revisited’; ‘Fiasco: Iran-Contra’; ‘Making Gay History’; ‘Witness History’; ‘Cold War Conversations’.
Warren Report: Special Interests over the Public Interest: Elon Musk’s 130 Days in the Trump Administration
“U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new report entitled, “Special Interests over the Public Interest: Elon Musk’s 130 Days in the Trump Administration.” The report provides 130 examples of unethical or potentially corrupt actions that benefit Musk or his companies — one for each day of Musk’s service as a Special Government Employee. While …
A Deep Dive on Pardons
LawyerOyer: “Just four months into his presidency, Donald Trump has already used his pardon power expansively. On Day 1, he granted over 1,500 full pardons to Capitol rioters. He has since granted 58 more pardons and 12 commutations—that we know of. Everything about these pardons is unusual: the who, what, where, when, and how. To …
No AI, no job. These companies are requiring workers to use the tech.
Washington Post no paywall – Employees are increasingly expected to up their productivity by incorporating artificial intelligence into their day-to-day tasks…From Duolingo to Meta to e-commerce firm Shopify and cloud storage company Box [and Law 360], more companies are mandating their executives and teams implement AI-first strategies in areas such as risk assessment, hiring and …
From Theory to Practice: How Generative AI is Redefining Instructional Materials
EdTechInsiders By Alex Sarlin – As part of our updates to the Edtech Insiders Generative AI Map, we’re excited to release a new mini market map and article deep dive on Generative AI tools that are specifically designed for Instructional Materials use cases. In our database, the Instructional Materials use case category encompasses tools that: …
DOGE Track – Tracking The Damage
Jacob Harris, DOGE Track: “We are now several months into the second Trump presidency. It’s been hard keeping track of all that is being damaged and lost within the federal government. Emboldened by Musk and the absence of oversight, the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) has been rampaging through agencies to subvert their security, …
