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Free Europe: Former UN expert: Like Viktor Trump, Orbán treats the government as if it were his own company
Prof. David Kaye discusses freedom of speech issues facing Hungary, including the government’s manipulative sovereignty narrative and media control efforts.
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Mother Jones: How a Young Thug “Meme Page” Helped Expose Georgia’s Broken Court System
Prof. Jack Lerner is quoted about the use of rap lyrics as evidence in trials and how it biases juries and undermines fair trials, posing significant First Amendment issues.
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Aspen Ideas: Chancellor’s Prof. L. Song Richardson Speaks at “Academia at a Crossroads” Session (Video)
Prof. L. Song Richardson participates in the “Academia at a Crossroads” session at the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival.
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Orange County Register: Rep. Katie Porter will return to UCI Law next year
Prof. Katie Porter will return to UC Irvine School of Law in Spring 2025.
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Voices of Monterey Bay: In Search of Answers: Agricultural Workers Say Pesticide Abuses are not Reaching Government Officials
Gregg Macey, Director of the Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources at UC Irvine School of Law highlights that long-term pesticide exposure can lead to various illnesses, and when Latino and Indigenous communities bear the brunt, the implications go far beyond environmental harm and into the realm of potential civil rights abuses.
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The Record: Government and military officials fair targets of Pegasus spyware in all cases, NSO Group argues
Prof. David Kaye comments that Friday’s filing seems to suggest a broader purpose for Pegasus.
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Los Angeles Times: City of Los Angeles Agrees to Drop Lawsuit Against UC Irvine School of Law Press Freedom Project Client Ben Camacho
Adjunct Prof. Susan Seager, head of the Press Freedom Project, comments in The Los Angeles Times on the significance of this victory for press freedom. The city sued Ben for publishing thousands of officers’ pictures that the city had itself provided in response to a public records request.
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PolitiFact: Claim misrepresents California bill about parental notification for LGBTQ+ students
Prof. Courtney Cahill said the bill contains nothing that would do what the post claims. “The Senate bill has two provisions, neither of which ‘allows’ schools to ‘transition’ anyone. In fact, the bill nowhere mentions ‘social’ or ‘medical transition.’”
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Orange County Register: California gig worker law AB 5 withstands challenge from Uber
Prof. Veena Dubal was quoted on the ruling saying that it means “the Legislature can continue to make laws that impact companies differently if the decision to do so is rational, without being concerned that such laws would violate the constitutional rights of the corporation.”
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The Guardian: Uber and Lyft made a deal to raise drivers’ wages. It was another victory for big tech
Prof. Veena Dubal explains a wage floor will not stop “algorithmic wage discrimination,” where companies like Uber and Lyft calculate minimum pay rates, leading to unpredictable, opaque, and unfair compensation systems for drivers, resulting in longer hours and poorer conditions.
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KERA News: Looking to push back Biden’s consumer protections, industry groups flock to Texas courts
Prof. Dalié Jiménez emphasizes that the kind of forum shopping occurring in Texas federal courts is especially accessible to well-funded plaintiffs, undermines the fairness of the legal system, and erodes public trust in the rule of law.
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Science News: Scientists are fixing flawed forensics that can lead to wrongful convictions
Prof. Elizabeth Loftus warns the “confidence correlation” in eyewitness reliability is appropriate only when a lineup is conducted according to all best practices, which remains a rare occurrence.
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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.
