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Los Angeles Times: Elon Musk, America’s richest immigrant, is angry about immigration. Can he influence the election?
Prof. David Kaye said said Elon Musk’s promotion of misleading or false statements, including those about immigrants, is concerning because he can influence conversations on X in a way no one else can.
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Daily Journal: ICE may have tough time getting court ok for ‘knock and talk’*
Prof. Annie Lai, a director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic which represented the plaintiffs in the case, commented on ICE’s ability to continue “knock and talk” operations by obtaining judicial warrants.
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Los Angeles Times: In final round of gig drivers’ fight over Prop. 22, California Supreme Court to decide if it stays
Prof. Veena Dubal said that if Proposition 22 is allowed to stand, companies would double down on efforts to legalize the business model “all over the world, not just in other states.”
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The New York Times: Let Justice in the Gaza War Take Its Course
Prof. David Kaye pens an op-ed about the International Criminal Court’s recent actions and the principle that basic rules of international humanitarian law apply to all.
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Los Angeles Times: Federal judge orders ICE to end ‘knock and talk’ arrests of immigrants in Southern California
The UC Irvine School of Law Immigrant Rights Clinic, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, and the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson represented the plaintiffs.
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Northwest Asian Weekly: Seattle’s legacy, Irvine’s future — Korematsu Center’s move to California
The Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and executive director Prof. Robert Chang will join UC Irvine School of Law on July 1, 2024.
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The Guardian: University of Georgia pulls out of ‘Cop City’ lawsuit requesting public records
UCI Law Adjunct Prof. Susan Seager criticized the university’s decision to halt its First Amendment Clinic’s public records work, emphasizing the importance of university resources in informing the public about the actions of a powerful police organization.
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NRC: Tackling hate and disinformation on social media can lead to censorship
Prof. David Kaye discusses how the current wave of internet regulation in Europe can jeopardize free speech.
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CyberScoop: Inside Poland’s groundbreaking effort to reckon with spyware abuses
Prof. David Kaye noted that Poland’s current efforts to investigate and regulate spyware use involve both political and legal approaches.
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Los Angeles Times: Detention of independent journalist and activists at UCLA draws outcry over press freedom
UCI Law Adjunct Prof. Susan Seager called Beckner-Carmitchel’s detention illegal — including under a recent California law expanding journalists’ rights at protests — and demanded his release.
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Equitable infrastructure: Achieving resilient systems and restorative justice through policy and research innovation
Co-authored by Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources UCI Law Director Gregg Macey and a team of engineering faculty from across the U.S.
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CalMatters: Car tracking can enable domestic abuse. Why turning it off is easier said than done
The Senate bill that would end vehicle tracking under a restraining order was crafted with input from dozens of survivors who experienced abuse due to remote access or location tracking, said Prof. Jane Stoever, director of UCI Law’s Domestic Violence Clinic.
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NPR: Seattle City Council takes up changes to new minimum wage law
Prof. Veena Dubal said any city or state government that has tried to regulate these gig companies, has faced similar resistance.
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Reuters: These law schools ranked tops for jobs in 2023
UC Irvine School of Law is ranked No. 12 for having the most 2023 J.D. graduates in full-time, long-term, bar passage-required jobs, and is listed as the only school in California.
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USA Today: Collection agencies can buy debt from creditors, can sue for money | Fact check
Prof. Dalié Jiménez told USA TODAY: “There’s nothing illegal about selling debts to collection agencies – or debt buyers as they would more accurately be called if they’re buying,” she wrote in an email. “(It) happens to probably most debts that go unpaid.”
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The New York Times: A Look at Washington State’s ‘Strippers’ Bill of Rights’*
Prof. Veena Dubal said the new law was “the result of the hard work of organizing done by these workers in a very, very dangerous industry.”
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Mashable: Talking to someone online for emotional support may be riskier than you realize
Prof. Ari Waldman reviewed the terms of service for the companies Mashable reported on and found very limited grounds for a lawsuit if a user sought recourse after experiencing harm.
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CQ Researcher: Regulating Tech: Will new internet rules safeguard consumers?
Prof. David Kaye says that justification by governments teetering on the edge of autocracy to restrict information access is as simple as pointing to democratic countries who do it themselves.
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