Why Facebook’s ‘Hubris and Arrogance’ Astound this Attorney General
Recommended listening: On Kara Swisher's New York Times “Sway” podcast, Mass. AG Maura Healey ’98 weighs in on social media, the Sacklers and Florida’s 'Don’t Say Gay' bill.
Recommended listening: On Kara Swisher's New York Times “Sway” podcast, Mass. AG Maura Healey ’98 weighs in on social media, the Sacklers and Florida’s 'Don’t Say Gay' bill.
Listen back: On BYUradio’s Top of Mind, Professor Ari Waldman, director of Northeastern Law’s Center for Law, Information and Creativity (CLIC), explains why Amazon's biometric systems are drawing concern from US lawmakers and privacy advocates.
“Even if chiefs see an officer using excessive force or know that an officer has repeated complaints filed against them, it's difficult for the chief to discipline them because the union-controlled arbitration process overturns the verdict," Professor Deborah Ramirez, an advocate for a professional liability insurance system for police offers, tells USA TODAY.
“Jackson’s career models all that can be possible for young Black women,” Simone Yhap ’22, national chair of the National Black Law Students Association, tells The Washington Post. “She has broken the glass ceiling that others have imposed upon us, and we’re stepping all over these shards.”
Listen back: Professor Ari Waldman joined the Cincinnati Edition radio show to discuss his new book, Industry Unbound: The Inside Story of Privacy, Data, and Corporate Power (Cambridge University Press, 2021).
Mass. AG Maura Healey ’98 is in the news again! Check out The Boston Globe’s coverage of her campaign for governor...
“Most crimes are prosecuted at the state level...Rape, robbery, murder — that's a state court crime prosecuted by district attorneys,” says Professor Daniel Medwed, legal analyst for GBH. “So if you care about local criminal justice policy, this is the race to watch.”
“I think people are looking to Colorado to see how it plays out and whether it should be part of the criminal justice reform agenda,” Professor Deborah Ramirez, faculty co-director of Northeastern Law’s Center for Law, Equity and Race (CLEAR) tells Business Insurance.
"Drug-induced homicide cases are counterproductive to Good Samaritan laws, which protect people who seek medical assistance during an overdose," Professor Leo Beletsky, faculty director of Northeastern Law's Health in Justice Action Lab, tells VICE.
Professor Claudia Haupt comments on the Tampa conversion therapy ban for The Washingon Post: “If you’re acting in your professional capacity, there are consequences to giving bad advice, so speech can be sanctioned.”