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Book Review – Watchdogs: Inspectors General and the Battle for Honest and Accountable Government

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Jerry Lawson's review notes that Glenn Fine’s new book, Watchdogs: Inspectors General and the Battle of Honest and Accountable Government is a timely and welcome contribution to the national debate.

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New York will adopt NextGen bar exam, considers surprising shifts in state-law tests–abajournal.com

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Home to more than 350,000 licensed attorneys , New York requires bar candidates to pass a state-specific law component. Currently, candidates must pass the online New York Law Course and the online, open-book New York Law Exam. Read more.

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Fenced-off culture, the privatized Internet, and why book publishers lean on a 30-year-old doctrine

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The Internet Archive (IA) "is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music, as well as 624 billion archived web pages." The IA offers users unrestricted access to its expansive ecosystem of knowledge and educational resources from the public domain.

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US book publishers sue Florida Department of Education over library restrictions–jurist.org

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Ottawa Faculty of Law, CA Six major book publishers Friday sued the Florida Department of Education, challenging a 2023 state law used to restrict books in school libraries. The six book publishers filed the lawsuit along with the Authors Guild, several prominent authors, two students and two parents.

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Reddit Defeats Lawsuit Over WallStreetBets Subreddit–Rogozinski v. Reddit

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Rogozinski sought a trademark registration for the term “WallStreetBets” and published a book with the term in the title. Section 230 precludes his ancillary state-law claims, such as the publicity rights claim, over user content posted after Rogozinski lost control over the subreddit.

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Save Time on Comparative State Statutory Research with 50 State Surveys

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In Practical Law look for Quick Compare and in Practice Guidance it’s called the State Law Comparison Tool. Bloomberg Law also offers customizable State Law chart builders on many topics. that contain comparisons of state laws. that contain comparisons of state laws.

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Debevoise Authors 2022 Edition of the PLI Privacy Law Answer Book

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The Data Strategy and Security team at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has authored the 2022 edition of the Privacy Law Answer Book (Practising Law Institute, 2021), a user-friendly guide to the laws and regulations that govern how companies collect, use, store and transfer the personal information of their consumers and employees.

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