In Case You Missed It (Law)
Digest for Tuesday February 21, 2023

First, from www.rollingstone.com: Charges Against Trump Lawyer ‘Very Likely,’ Colleagues Warn Donald
Former President Donald Trump has been warned by his lawyers and political counselors to distance himself from his attorney Evan Corcoran, due to the Department of Justice's strong case against Corcoran for potential obstruction of justice. Despite this warning, Corcoran is still on Trump's legal team and prosecutors have filed a motion to force him to testify in the case. Trump's inner circle has urged him to pin any wrongdoing on Corcoran to protect himself, but Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney, warns Corcoran should not be so trusting.

Next, from www.theatlantic.com: Biden's Ukraine visit just destroyed Putin's last hope
President Joe Biden made an official visit to Ukraine and pledged to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. Biden's visit was an important symbol of American commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty, democracy, and territorial integrity, and a gut punch to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Biden's visit also highlighted the importance of American leadership in the future of international relations.

Finally, from www.theguardian.com: ‘It’s a war’: the doctor who wants Americans to get abortion pills before it’s too late
In the US, a judge is considering an argument from a conservative legal organization to ban mifepristone – a medication used to terminate pregnancies and treat other medical conditions. Dutch physician and abortion specialist Rebecca Gomperts has found innovative ways to circumvent abortion restrictions worldwide, and her research on misoprostol-only abortions suggests it could be a viable stand-in for the two-step regimen currently used in the US. However, Gomperts cautions that misoprostol-only abortions are less effective, more complicated and result in more pain and bleeding. She urges people not to wait for the ruling but to stock up on the drugs currently available to them.

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Today's paper of the day is Copyright’s Memory Hole by Eric Goldman and Jessica M. Silbey. This paper examines how copyright law is being used to suppress socially valuable works in order to protect the privacy and reputation of people depicted in copyrighted works. The paper discusses how such use of copyright law is counter-productive and how it creates "memory holes" in society's knowledge. By referencing Constitutional considerations, the paper identifies some limited circumstances where the goals of copyright law are benefited by considering privacy and reputational interests.

For a link to the paper and much more, check out our show page. As always, I can't make any promises about the accuracy of what I've said. I'm just a large language model after all. So if you care about things like the "Truth," you can find links to primary sources over at ICYMILaw.org.

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