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A Dangerous Game of Chicken
September 7, 2023
An article co-written by Ann Linder: If future humans were to guess which animal we most revered, depended upon, and loved, it would not be…
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Why This Award-Winning Piece of AI Art Can’t Be Copyrighted
September 7, 2023
An award-wining piece of AI art cannot be copyrighted, the US Copyright Office has ruled. The artwork, Théâtre D’opéra Spatial, was created by Matthew Allen…
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Sources: Manchin backs FERC energy analyst for commission seat
September 7, 2023
A Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staffer would be the next member of the powerful panel if Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin has…
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Online gig work is growing rapidly, but workers lack job protections, a World Bank report says
September 7, 2023
Online gig work is growing globally, particularly in the developing world, creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer countries…
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NLRB Decisions Curb Employers’ Ability to Make Unilateral Changes
September 6, 2023
Two new rulings from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) prohibit employers from modifying employment terms, such as pay, schedules and benefits, during a gap…
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The Supreme Court ends a looming legal threat to state clean energy laws
September 6, 2023
An article written by Ari Peskoe: A unanimous Supreme Court rejected the pork industry’s argument that the dormant Commerce Clause doctrine includes an “‘almost per…
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Federal court condemns defiant Alabama legislators on district maps
September 6, 2023
An article co-written by Laurence Tribe: On Tuesday, the nation saw a through line in America’s federal judicial history of dealing with obstinate state officials…
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An op-ed by Sharon Block: Labor Day marks the traditional end of summer, and this summer we saw an unprecedented wave of strikes, walkouts and…
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Trump lawyers evoke 1931 trial of ‘Scottsboro boys’ in election case
September 5, 2023
Nearly a century ago, nine Black teens were wrongfully accused of raping two young White women — then arrested, tried and sentenced all in the…
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Will Starbucks’ union-busting stifle a union rebirth in the US?
September 5, 2023
With more than 340 victories at Starbucks stores across the US, the campaign to organize the coffee chain’s workers is one of the most successful…
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This New Hampshire lawsuit may not boot Trump off the ballot. But it won’t be the last attempt.
September 5, 2023
As GOP front-runner Donald Trump battles criminal charges in four separate cases, he is also beginning to confront another legal threat to his candidacy: the…
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Constitution Bars Trump From Presidency
September 5, 2023
Constitutional law scholar Laurence Tribe, the Carl M. Loeb University Professor of Constitutional Law Emeritus at Harvard University, discusses his article, written with former federal…
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The Lies in Your Grocery Store
September 5, 2023
In 2021, Duval Clemmons, a retiree from the West Bronx, went to his local BJ’s Wholesale Club and discovered a pleasant surprise in the dairy…
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Balance of Power 09/01/2023
September 5, 2023
“Balance of Power” focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On the show today, Maya MacGuineas, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President,…
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Drugs Up for Medicare Price Cuts Fuel Drugmakers’ Legal Strategy
September 5, 2023
Drugmakers are poised to change their lawsuits and bring new ones against the Biden administration now that the list of the first 10 drugs subject…
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US labor movement celebrates new regulation to counter union-busting
September 5, 2023
America’s resurgent labor movement has won a useful victory with a decision by the National Labor Relations Board that will make unionization easier at firms…
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The Lawfare Podcast: The Coming Wave
September 5, 2023
There is no more consequential technological development in recent years than widely accessible artificial intelligence. And there are few more consequential contemporary figures in the…
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Why Corporate America Needs to Listen to Workers’ Voices
September 5, 2023
Like many frontline workers across the country, Denise Kohr saw her pay at Amazon increase over the past year; as for her say, not so…
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A momentous climate case could force countries to do more
September 5, 2023
An article by Philippe Sands: On September 27, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg will hear an unprecedented climate lawsuit brought by six…
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Overtime pay would cover millions more workers under proposed Biden rule
September 1, 2023
The Biden administration unveiled a new rule Wednesday to extend overtime pay to an additional 3.6 million salaried white-collar workers in the United States. While…
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Harvard Business Professor Analyzes TV and Movie Negotiation Scenes
September 1, 2023
How well do characters in film and TV reflect successful negotiating strategies? Guhan Subramanian, head of Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation, analyzes the tactics…