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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org
· 3mo ago
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Update. "Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against the maker of #Roundup weedkiller." https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-roundup-monsanto-a7f054d80919f98bdfc5190013a8f6f1 The court ruled for #Monsanto because the #EPA said Roundup (#glyphosate) was harmless, not because the 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 said it was harmless. There's good evidence that that the EPA decision was flawed, if not cynical. It relied on studies written mostly by Monsanto staffers and the lead article has been retracted. Here's the #SCOTUS decision itself. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1068_n7ip.pdf The upside: The #RepublicanSchism will deepen. Some #MAGA voters side with the Trump EPA friendliness to corporate polluters. Others (including #RFKJr when he could speak freely) side with #MAHA opposition to glyphosate. The downside: More people will die from this poison. #GoldStandardScience #Medicine #Misconduct #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
AP News

Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against the maker of Roundup weedkiller

The Supreme Court has sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller, blocking thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn users the product could cause cancer.

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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org
· 2w ago
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Update. "The #EPA allowed pesticide giant #Bayer to pick from a menu of regulation options for the controversial and destructive weedkiller #dicamba, newly released internal agency documents show." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/20/epa-bayer-regulation-pesticide-dicamba #Medicine #USLaw #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
theguardian.com
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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org
· 8mo ago
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Update. Yesterday #UPenn filed a 163-page brief in federal court condemning the #Trump admin demand for a list of #Jews at the institution as “extraordinary and unconstitutional". https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/university-of-pennsylvania-trump-jewish-staff.html "The #EEOC insists that Penn produce this information without the consent — and indeed, over the objections — of the employees impacted while entirely disregarding the frightening and well-documented history of governmental entities that undertook efforts to identify and assemble information regarding persons of Jewish ancestry. The government’s demand implicates Penn’s substantial interest in protecting its employees’ privacy, safety and First Amendment rights." #Academia #AcademicMastodon #Antisemitism #Universities #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
nytimes.com
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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org
· 6mo ago
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Update. "Federal Judge Approves Trump Effort to Obtain List of Jews From Penn." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/us/politics/trump-jews-penn-list-judge.html Penn will appeal the ruling. “We continue to believe that requiring Penn to create lists of Jewish faculty and staff, and to provide personal contact information, raises serious privacy and First Amendment concerns.” #Academia #AcademicMastodon #Antisemitism #Universities #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
nytimes.com
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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org
· 2mo ago
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Update. Finally. "Federal agency drops subpoena seeking list of Jews at Penn." https://www.thedp.com/article/2026/07/penn-eeoc-antisemitism-resolution-subpoena-trump #Academia #Antisemitism #EEOC #Trump #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
Federal agency drops subpoena seeking list of Jews at Penn
Federal agency drops subpoena seeking list of Jews at Penn - The Daily Pennsylvanian

Federal agency drops subpoena seeking list of Jews at Penn

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s July 2025 subpoena garnered widespread criticism on Penn’s campus.

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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 @Lazarou@mastodon.social
· 2mo ago
RE: https://flipboard.com/@politico/politics-u9ikh4qkz/-/a-6mNAdywHRweZ7SOfQzyvMg%3Aa%3A3195449-%2F0 lol, didn't think that one through, did he? #Trump #BBC #USLaw
Judge says Trump must hand over financial records to BBC | Flipboard
Flipboard

Judge says Trump must hand over financial records to BBC | Flipboard

POLITICO - Trump’s defamation suit against the network could put him in an uncomfortable spot. MIAMI, Florida– A federal magistrate judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump must turn over detailed financial information in connection with his defamation lawsuit against the BBC. U.S. Magistrate Judge …

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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org
· 2mo ago
A federal district court just ruled that training #AI tools on copyrighted texts is fair use. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/anthropics-landmark-1-5b-copyright-settlement-is-approved/ #Anthropic is in the clear for training #Claude on millions of books without permission or payment. However, it's liable for obtaining many of those books illegally, and its settlement of those claims (about $3k/title) was approved by the court. So far this decision only applies in the Northern District of California. But it breaks the ice and will (as lawyers say) be "persuasive but not binding" in other districts. #Books #Copyright #FairUse #USLaw
Anthropic's landmark $1.5B copyright settlement is approved | TechCrunch
TechCrunch

Anthropic's landmark $1.5B copyright settlement is approved | TechCrunch

The final approval settles one case, but it doesn't resolve the broader issue of using copyrighted works to train AI models.

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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org
· 3mo ago
Replying to
Update. I should have noted Justice Thomas said this in his dissent. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-365_4hdj.pdf Thomas: "The Citizenship Clause 'added greatly to the dignity and glory of American citizenship.'…Today’s opinion devalues that citizenship." #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org
· 3mo ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
"Professor fired over #CharlieKirk post could receive $1.9M in settlement." https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5948386-professor-fired-over-charlie-kirk-post-could-receive-1-9m-in-settlement This is just the latest in a series. Universities that disciplined professors for criticizing Charlie Kirk knew or should have known that they were violating those professors' free-speech rights. But they did it to align themselves with the Trump admin, even on the wrong side of the law. Consider these settlements and damage awards to be a cowardice tax. #Academia #AcademicFreedom #Censorship #FirstAmendment #Trump #Universities #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
Professor fired over Charlie Kirk post could receive $1.9M in settlement
The Hill

Professor fired over Charlie Kirk post could receive $1.9M in settlement

She would not be reinstated to her former position under the settlement, which still needs approval from the governor and attorney general.

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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org
· 3mo ago
"US Supreme Court just blew up EU-US Data Transfers." https://noyb.eu/en/us-supreme-court-just-blew-eu-us-data-transfers This is big but confusing. Here's my take: US tech companies that want to sign up #EU users must promise (through a formal process administered by the US Commerce Dept) to comply with #GDPR #privacy protections, and submit to the oversight of an "independent" US agency -- until now the #FTC -- with the power to enforce those promises. With no independent FTC, and no alternative independent agency standing by, US companies may have to stop accepting personal info from EU citizens. #SCOTUS #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
US Supreme Court just blew up EU-US Data Transfers
noyb.eu

US Supreme Court just blew up EU-US Data Transfers

The US Supreme Court decided that the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) may not be independent anymore – with major implications for EU-US Data Transfers.

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JdeBP @JdeBP@mastodon.scot
· 3mo ago
Boosted by @gvenema@fairmove.net
I read the MOU between #Iran and the U.S.A. re the #TrumpWar. The rumours are true. Iran is going to get $300billions, and the U.S.A. is going to ensure that this is legal by removing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's status under #USLaw as a foreign terrorist organization. FTO status was assigned in April 2019 by one #DonaldJTrump, and reaffirmed by Trump in February 2025. It's illegal to pay even $1 to a FTO under 18 USC § 2339B. https://law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2339B https://whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-2/
18 U.S. Code § 2339B - Providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations
LII / Legal Information Institute

18 U.S. Code § 2339B - Providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations

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Flipboard News Desk @NewsDesk@flipboard.social
· 4mo ago
Nearly a year ago, nine people from Spokane, Wash., were arrested for conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers after they participated in a protest at the city's ICE building. Six took plea deals. Today, three were found guilty, facing maximum sentences of six years in federal prison and/or $250,000 in fines. @RANGEMedia@flipboard.com, which has been extensively covering the trial, has more. https://flip.it/W6Hhkg #Spokane #Immigration #USLaw
Jury finds Spokane 3 protesters guilty of federal conspiracy charges
RANGE Media

Jury finds Spokane 3 protesters guilty of federal conspiracy charges

The defendants could face up to six years in federal prison and/or $250,000 in fines. They are expected to appeal the verdict.

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Flipboard News Desk @NewsDesk@flipboard.social
· 5mo ago
Boosted by @ferrix@mastodon.online
A Virginia judge has blocked redistricting of the state, voted for in a referendum yesterday, that could net Democrats four extra House seats. State Attorney General Jay Jones says he will fight the order. Here's CNBC. https://flip.it/VF2Cp6 #USNews #USLaw #Virginia #USPolitics #TrumpAdministration
Virginia judge blocks redistricting referendum result that boosted Democrats' election hopes
CNBC

Virginia judge blocks redistricting referendum result that boosted Democrats' election hopes

Virginia voted by a slim margin on Tuesday to approve U.S. House district maps that could allow Democrats to flip four seats in the state this November.

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JdeBP @JdeBP@mastodonapp.uk
· 6mo ago
Replying to on mastodonapp.uk
@bytebro@mastodonapp.uk One U.S.A. state has passed the law, and there are about 8 months to go before the law comes into effect, with the chance of fixing its problems being slim to none given the way that legislatures work and the time left. But there are at least 4 others (Louisiana, Colorado, New York, Illinois) where it's still pending in the legislature and people have a chance of fixing the problems before things become law there. Some people are trying. They have a hard task ahead, because it's actually quite hard to find a legal framework that does not have unintended consequences. I've tried. California legislators (and Texas, Utah, and Louisiana before them with version 1.0 of this, we being now on version 2.0) simply didn't think outwith the smart 'phone and Microsoft Windows worlds at all. Colorado legislators at least know that those are not the entire world, now. #AgeVerification #USLaw #ColoradoLaw #IllionoisLaw #CaliforniaLaw #NewYorkLaw #LouisianaLaw #AppStoreAccountability
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