The social understanding of the kind of domestic abuse that can occur in straight relationships has many benefits. Conversely, the lack of understanding of domestic abuse in queer relationships can also translate into a lack of access,"" writes Savannah Weinstock, a student in Northeastern Law's MS in Media Advocacy program, in a piece for US News."
Watch: Professor Ari Ezra Waldman, faculty director of Northeastern Law’s Center for Law, Information and Creativity and author of Industy Unbound, joined Scott McGrew on NBC's Press:Here, to talk about big tech’s power over congress and society at large.
“There is increasing popular support for recognition of women’s rights in the Constitution, and I think that’s only going to continue,” Professor Martha Davis tells The Cut. “This is a campaign that’s gone on for 96 years, and it has not gone away. There’s a lot of energy, and it’s just going to keep going.”
“I don’t see a future where we harness the benefits of face recognition technology without the crippling abuse of the surveillance that comes with it," Professor Woodrow Hartzog tells The New York Times. "The only way to stop it is to ban it.”
Congratulations to Professor Jared Nicholson, director of Northeastern Law’s Community Business Clinic, on his election as mayor of Lynn!
For too long, "the United States has often been on the sidelines during international discussion of water challenges," writes Professor Martha Davis in a piece for WBUR's Cognoscenti.
Professor Daniel Medwed comments for Reuters on the Weinstein defense strategy: “If the defense lawyers are perceived as being too aggressive and challenging, it’s going to make the witnesses more sympathetic.”
Listen back: Professor Daniel Medwed joined @GBH's Morning Edition to discuss the case of Inyoung You, a former Boston College student indicted with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the suicide of her boyfriend.
Professor Alexandra Roberts, a leading authority on intellectual property and social media, shares her take on copyright protections on TikTok: “If the creator’s work was protectable and was incorporated into someone else’s work without their permission, that could constitute copyright infringement.”
“There is no good reason to provide hundreds of in-game betting opportunities and relentless advertising other than to recruit and exploit people who are at risk of a gambling problem,” write Professors Richard Daynard and Mark Gottlieb ’93 in a co-authored op-ed for The Boston Globe.