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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.