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April 05, 2022

What's White-Hot In Cybersecurity Today? - Above the LawAbove the Law - Above the Law

Ed. note: This is the latest in a new article series, Cybersecurity: Tips From the Trenches, by our friends at Sensei Enterprises, a boutique provider of IT, cybersecurity, and digital forensics services. “What are you seeing in light of Russia’s attack on Ukraine?” That’s the question we are most frequently asked these days by lawyers and by reporters. There was considerable worry when the a...
April 05, 2022

Stanford Cyber Policy Center Becomes Joint Initiative of Stanford Law School and Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies | Stanford Law School - Stanford Law School

Stanford Cyber Policy Center Becomes Joint Initiative of Stanford Law School and Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies April 5, 2022 By Stephanie Ashe Subscribe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by Email The Stanford Cyber Policy Center, the nation’s leading academic center for research on policy governing digital technology, has become a jo...
April 05, 2022

Reforms Needed to Enhance Rule of Law, Crack Down on Foreign Influence - Project On Government Oversight (POGO)

(Illustration: Renzo Velez / POGO) FARA is an indispensable tool that can be used to shine a light into the murky crevices of lobbying on behalf of foreign interests, and it is for that reason that I am here to urge Congress to enact reforms to strengthen the efficacy of this law. As far back as the earliest days of the republic, there has been concern about the harmful impact of foreign infl...
April 05, 2022

Georgia Republicans pass bill empowering law enforcement to investigate elections - Reuters.com

A sign is seen as voters line up for the U.S. Senate run-off election, at a polling location in Marietta, Georgia, U.S., January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo April 5 (Reuters) - Georgia's legislature approved a bill expanding law enforcement's power to investigate election fraud over the objections of voting rights groups, adding to a wave of Republican-backed legislation passed aft...
April 05, 2022

Illinois Coronavirus Updates: XE COVID Variant Latest, New Law for Vaxxed Teachers - NBC Chicago

While the coronavirus has receded in the U.S., cases are soaring in the United Kingdom, where scientists are also keeping an eye on a new hybrid strain - the XE variant. Meanwhile, a new law is expected to be signed in Illinois giving vaccinated teachers who get COVID paid time off. Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today: What is the XE COVID Variant...
April 05, 2022

“He's violated federal law”: Ex-Trump aide voted in two different states –– but won't face charges - Salon

A former Trump administration official who is running for Congress in New Hampshire voted in two different states' Republican primaries in 2016, potentially violating federal law, according to the Associated Press. Matt Mowers, who served as a White House adviser under Trump before landing a senior job at the State Department, voted via an absentee ballot in New Hampshire's pivotal 2016 presi...
April 05, 2022

Law officials meeting at the Capitol to discuss much-needed funding to curb crime - ArkLaTexHomepage

BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) ––– Law officials from across the state are meeting with lawmakers at the Capitol Tuesday afternoon to discuss expanding the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). The event includes Fight Crime: Invest in Kids members Hillar Moore, East Baton Rouge District Attorney; Greg Champagne, St. Charles Parish Sheriff; and Tommy Clark, Grambling Police Chief and President of ...
April 05, 2022

Reclaim the First Amendment — Harvard Law Review Address - Just Security

I was the guest speaker at the Harvard Law Review’s annual banquet over the weekend. I used the opportunity to consider whether the First Amendment served us well during the “war on terror,” and whether we should feel confident it will serve us well during this new age—the age of social media, surveillance, and ascendant authoritarianism. Thanks to the HLR’s editors, and especially to Hassaan...
April 05, 2022

Mastermind of the Texas ‘Heartbeat’ Statute Has a Radical Mission to Reshape American Law - Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting

Supporters and opponents of the Texas Heartbeat Act demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in November. When conservative legal provocateur Jonathan Mitchell published his 2018 law review article laying the groundwork for Texas to ban most abortions, some of the ideas he outlined were so far-fetched that they read more like thought experiments than legitimate legal theories. One was t...
April 05, 2022

California Court Blocks Board Diversity Law - SHRM

A Los Angeles court recently struck down a law that requires publicly traded corporations headquartered in California to have board members from underrepresented communities. But the ruling likely won't be the last word on the issue, because California officials may file an appeal and are currently defending several lawsuits challenging the state's board diversity laws. Law Deemed Unconstitut...