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With Two Key Picks, Biden Weaves Climate Into Economy and Regulations
February 21, 2023
This week, President Biden announced that Lael Brainard, the vice chair of the Federal Reserve who is known for citing the financial risks posed by…
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War crimes charges fabricated, KLA member tells Kosovo tribunal
February 21, 2023
A former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) member, accused of running a makeshift prison where people were abused and one man killed, told judges at the…
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The Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe said Dominion Voting Systems’ brief requesting summary judgment against Fox News for defamation – and $1.6bn – is “likely…
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Kosovo Rebel Says War Crimes ‘Fabricated’ As Trial Opens
February 21, 2023
A former Kosovo rebel commander has pleaded not guilty to war crimes, calling the charges “fabricated” as his trial opened on Tuesday for alleged abuses…
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Ifs, ands and bots
February 17, 2023
An article by Jonathan Zittrain: If reading articles about cybersecurity has become a little tiresome, it’s because its curse has been deep and persistent. Our…
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The United States, where more zoonotic diseases have originated than any other country in the world, has “blind spots” in its strategies for preparing for…
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Leaked files reveal reputation-management firm’s deceptive tactics
February 17, 2023
They look at first glance like ordinary news outlets serving up headlines from around the world. The hundreds of websites, seemingly unconnected to one another,…
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The Bird Flu Outbreak Has Taken an Ominous Turn
February 16, 2023
This week Argentina and Uruguay declared national health emergencies following outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, the fast-moving virus that destroys poultry flocks and…
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Blind spots in biodefense
February 16, 2023
An op-ed by Ann Linder, Research Fellow, Brooks McCormick Animal Law & Policy Program at HLS, and Dale Jamieson: In October, the Biden administration released its National…
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Darth Vader had some skills. Negotiation? Not so much
February 16, 2023
In “The Empire Strikes Back,” Darth Vader, the galaxy’s greatest villain, overcomes Luke Skywalker in a lightsaber duel, reveals he is his father, and attempts…
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An Arkansas lawmaker shocked onlookers this week when he asked a transgender health care professional about her genitals at a hearing on a bill that…
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IRS Check Shouldn’t Nullify Crypto Tax Suit, 6th Circ. Told
February 15, 2023
A taxpayer advocacy group asked the Sixth Circuit to overturn a decision that a check sent by the Internal Revenue Service to a Tennessee couple…
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Prof. Tribe: Pence’s argument a ‘pathetic political ploy’
February 15, 2023
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell speaks to Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe about new reporting that former Vice President Mike Pence is expected cite the Constitution’s speech…
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EPA climate fund may not be a green bank after all
February 15, 2023
Last year’s climate spending law doesn’t require EPA to pump $20 billion into a national green bank. But the agency could still create something along…
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Job loss a nightmare for H-1B techies can be addressed by extending visa grace period: Indian-American entrepreneur
February 15, 2023
The recent massive firing of professionals in the tech industry is a nightmare for those on H-1B visas, an Indian-American technology entrepreneur and academic has…
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Ethics Code Wouldn’t Fix Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Crisis
February 14, 2023
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Pressure is rising on the US Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code. On its face, this sounds reasonable. What’s…
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Boston Public Radio Full Show: Feb. 13, 2023
February 14, 2023
Today on Boston Public Radio: We started the show with listener reactions to the U.S. military shooting down multiple unidentified objects in North American airspace.
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Small Claims Court op-ed based on ‘series of faulty premises, misguided assumptions’
February 14, 2023
An article co-written by Alexa Rosenbloom: In their commentary in the Jan. 30 issue, “Time to bring Small Claims Court into 21st century,” debt collection…
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Harvard Law School Is Paying Bail For Select Texas Inmates
February 14, 2023
Harvard Law School is conducting a new study that will pay bail for select Texas inmates. KSAT reported that the study is paying bail for…
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Jack Smith, Special Counsel for Trump Inquiries, Steps Up the Pace
February 13, 2023
Did former President Donald J. Trump consume detailed information about foreign countries while in office? How extensively did he seek information about whether voting machines…
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A moment of truth for the Housing Court
February 13, 2023
An article by Esme Caramello: The Housing Court was created in 1971 to bring specialized expertise and resources to the complex legal, social and economic…