University of Tennessee Law professor Jennifer Svilar publishes study on use of artificial intelligence to combat bias in the criminal justice system
THE CRIME REPORT — It’s “misleading and counterproductive” to block the use of machine-learning algorithms in the justice system on the grounds that some of them may be subject to racial bias, according to a forthcoming study in the American Criminal Law Review.
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NEBRASKA TODAY — Beginning in the fall semester of 2021, the Nebraska Governance and Technology Center will offer new technology governance curriculum. The classes are taught in the College of Law but are open to all graduate students at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, acknowledging the interdisciplinary nature of technology.
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DUKE TODAY — Reporters covering the complicated yet bipartisan reform of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act can more easily monitor the legislation through a new tracker designed by students at Duke and American universities and Future Tense.
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Baltimore School of Law recently embarked on a joint project with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration to investigate updates to Maryland law to support the safe deployment of connected and automated vehicle technology.
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UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Peter Lee recently presented a piece titled “Autonomy, Copyright, and the Structure of Creative Production” at the Works-in-Progress Intellectual Property Colloquium. The piece examines the role of copyright in promoting vertical disintegration and creative autonomy in the film, music, and publishing industries.
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NEOTA LOGIC — California law provides job-protected leave from work to qualified employees who have a pregnancy related disability or need time off to bond with a new child from childbirth, adoption, or foster care. Starting in 2021, both forms of leave apply to California employers with just 5 or more employees.
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FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — For the third weekend in a row, the Florida State University College of Law Moot Court Team has won first place in a national moot court competition—their fourth championship of the 2020-21 season. On March 13, the team won the 2021 UCLA School of Law Cybersecurity Moot Court Competition.
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BUSINESS RECORD — Professor Erika George will present “Rethinking Rights to Protect Democracy in the Digital Age: Reflections on Incitement and Inequality” as part of the congressionally endowed Drake University Constitutional Law Center’s Distinguished Lecture Series. The event will be delivered virtually on March 25 at 3 p.m.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center’s Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law was the recipient of the inaugural 2021 Houston Intellectual Property Law Association’s Excellence in Diversity Award. HIPLA created awards for institutional and individual efforts towards diversity and inclusion.
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UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — A critical challenge is ensuring intellectual property rights do not impede access to health in underserved communities around the country. Fierce disagreements exist around compulsory licensing and patent pledges of these critical technologies even in the face of widespread social justice concerns.
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