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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Profession

The Barrister

Supreme Court ruled that admissions programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (“UNC”) and Harvard College violated the equal protection clause on the grounds that the consideration of race as a stand-alone criteria in admissions is a form of racial discrimination. M944 2013] Jessica A. Harvard , 3 the U.S. 181, 143 S.

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The Shape of Things to Come (Our Fearless Prediction)

Colin S. Levy

Sneed III on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and then practiced law (primarily bankruptcy law) with Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco from 1986-1991. After receiving her B.A., summa cum laude, from Rice University in 1982 and her J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1985, she clerked for the Honorable Joseph T.

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Verizon and Its Cloud Vendor Must Face Lawsuit for Reporting “CSAM” That Wasn’t – Lawshe v. Verizon (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Thats the basis for a recent opinion from a Florida federal district court that could have major implications for online services CSAM detection and reporting practices. Now, however, a district court decision suggests that providers can no longer take it for granted that they wont face liability for reporting non-CSAM.

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2024 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

9) Supreme Court Tamps Down on Jawboning and Government Social Media Lawsuits. The Supreme Court is taking a steady stream of Internet Law cases, a trend that will continue for some time. Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear the TikTok ban, and Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear Free Speech Coalition v.

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Facebook Defeats Armslist’s Account Termination Lawsuit–Armslist v. Facebook

Eric Goldman

The state appellate court disagrees. In addition to that flaw, the court says that Armslists allegations of jawboning dont rise to NRA v. I support the court’s decision, but I’m unhappy with the conduct of our taxpayer-funded representatives. Vullo s level of censorial threats.

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The State of LGBTQ+ Representation in the Legal Profession: Stats, Trends & Challenges 2025

Martindale-Avvo

Supreme Court, told Time magazine that no group of people should be having their first experience of anything. Based on a survey by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), the ABA reported that 4.6% of lawyers at 785 firms surveyed were LGBTQ+. That’s up from 2.2% Among associates, 6.8% are LGBTQ+, up from 2.8%

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Blogiversary: What Will This Blog Look Like in 10 Years? (Part 10 of 10)

Eric Goldman

Congress’ statutory ban was misguided and counterproductive; the Supreme Court accepted Congress’ national security pretext way too credulously; Biden and Trump both disregarded the law; and Congress shrugged its shoulders at the administration’s dereliction. Within 10 years, that outcome seems inevitable.

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