In Case You Missed It (Law)
Digest for Friday March 10, 2023

First, from coloradonewsline.com: Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis censured in Colorado for false election claims
Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis was censured by a Colorado judge for making false statements about the 2020 election being stolen. As part of an agreement, Ellis has admitted that her statements were misrepresentations and that she violated her duty of candor to the public. The public censure is effective immediately.

Next, from apnews.com: Child marriage ban bill defeated in West Virginia House s
This story is about a bill that would have prohibited minors from getting married in West Virginia being defeated in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill failed with a 9-8 vote, and it would have established 18 as the age of consent and removed the ability of a minor to obtain consent through their parents, legal guardians, or by court petition. According to the nonprofit group Unchained At Last, seven states have set the minimum age for marriage at 18 since 2018. Supporters of the bill say it reduces domestic violence, unwanted pregnancies and improves the lives of teens.

Finally, from www.wired.com: The FBI Just Admitted It Bought US Location Data
The FBI has admitted for the first time that it has purchased US location data of citizens, instead of obtaining a warrant. Privacy advocates have deemed this practice deeply problematic and argue that while the Supreme Court has limited the government's ability to track without a warrant, current legal loopholes allow agencies to simply purchase the data. The US Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive privacy law, and bills have avoided the government's own acquisition of personal data. Privacy advocates urge the FBI to be more forthcoming about the purchases, and for Congress to ban the practice entirely.

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Today's paper of the day is Personal Property Servitudes on the Internet of Things by Christina Mulligan. This article explores the differences between digital and analog goods by going back to an unanswered property law question from nearly a century ago. It does this by establishing a new framework for deciding when property interests should be flexible and when standardization is appropriate. This article has relevance to some of the most interesting and novel types of property we encounter today.

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