The intensifying threat of Donald Trump’s emolument

CREW: Donald Trump will violate the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses if he serves as president and fails to divest from his businesses. Likely sources of his illegal emoluments would include, but not be limited to: Truth Social parent company, Trump Media and Technology Group Trump World Tower Saudi-funded LIV Golf league and Real estate …

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

Surveillance Self-Defense Tips, Tools and How-tos for Safer Online Communications

We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an independent non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you and your friends from online spying. Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD) is a guide to protecting yourself from electronic surveillance for people all over the world. Some aspects of this …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Mail, E-Records, Free Speech, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

Remember Nuzzel? A similar news-aggregating tool now exists for Bluesky

Nieman Lab: “The creator of Sill says “the death of the link” has had disastrous consequences for journalism, art, and the web. His free social media tool entered public beta on Friday.  The link collection tool Sill is now available to all Bluesky and Mastodon users, the app’s creator Tyler Fisher announced on Friday. If …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Social Media

New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding

MIT News: “Visualizing the potential impacts of a hurricane on people’s homes before it hits can help residents prepare and decide whether to evacuate.   MIT scientists have developed a method that generates satellite imagery from the future to depict how a region would look after a potential flooding event. The method combines a generative artificial …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law

The Law of Digital Resurrection

Haneman, Victoria J., The Law of Digital Resurrection  (July 17, 2024). __ B.C. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2025)., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4899324 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4899324 The digital right to be dead has yet to be recognized as an important legal right. Artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and nanotechnology have progressed to the point that personal data can …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Research Methodology: Students’ Guide

Policy Research, Institute of Legal and, Research Methodology: Students’ Guide (August 24, 2024). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4935909 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4935909 Research is a complex process that involves systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data to advance knowledge. It requires meticulous planning, methodological rigor, and critical thinking. Effective reporting of findings is essential for knowledge dissemination. Research …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp collection of 14,000 woodblock prints online

This website highlights the richness of the collection of the museums and heritage institutions of the city of Antwerp. The Plantin-Moretus Museum has an extraordinary collection of 14,000 woodblocks. 14,000 examples of true craftmanship, drawings masterly cut in wood. We are supplying this impressive collection of woodcuts in high resolution. Feel free to browse as …

Subjects: Education

100 Notable Books of 2024

“Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. As you browse, you can keep track of how many you’ve read or want to read. By the time you reach No. 100, you’ll have a personalized reading list to share.” [and please visit …

Subjects: Libraries

End of Trump Cases Leaves Limits on Presidential Criminality Unclear

The New York Times [free to read]: “The end of the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald J. Trump on Monday left momentous, unsettled questions about constraints on criminal wrongdoing by presidents, from the scope of presidential immunity to whether the Justice Department may continue to appoint outside special counsels to investigate high-level wrongdoing. …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research