In Case You Missed It (Law)
Digest for Saturday March 25, 2023

First, from slate.com: Florida principal fired: Interview with the school board chair who ousted a principal after Michelangelo’s David was shown in class.
The Tallahassee Classical School board chair Barney Bishop III forced out the school's principal after three parents complained about an art teacher showing a picture of Michelangelo's 16th-century sculpture of David. Bishop discussed why the board made this decision, saying it was based on a range of issues, not just the statue. He also emphasized the school's mission of teaching moral and civic values through a classical education, which includes the teaching of Renaissance art.

Next, from abcnews.go.com: Meadows, other top Trump aides ordered to testify in Jan. 6 probe as judge rejects claims of executive privilege
A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump's claims of executive privilege and has ordered Mark Meadows and other former top aides to testify before a federal grand jury investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the election leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Judge Beryl Howell rejected Trump's claim of executive privilege for Meadows and a number of others, including Trump's former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, his former national security adviser Robert O'Brien, former top aide Stephen Miller, and former deputy chief of staff and social media director Dan Scavino. Trump is likely to appeal the ruling.

Finally, from www.schneier.com: Banning TikTok
Congress is debating bills that would ban TikTok in the United States, but technologists are warning that this would be a terrible idea and would have severe side effects. Such a ban would be ineffective and would force the US to adopt Chinese censorship technology. Furthermore, enacting such a ban would raise constitutional issues, as it would limit Americans' access to the Internet. Instead, Congress should focus on enacting serious privacy laws that would protect US citizens from data collection, analysis, and sale.

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Today's paper of the day is Election Subversion and the Writ of Mandamus by Derek T. Muller. The article explores the value of the writ of mandamus in election disputes and suggests ways for states to strengthen the law around it to ensure that election administration occurs in a timely and effective manner. It argues that mandamus is uniquely situated to help courts prevent election subversion, and discusses both federal and state laws that delineate clear and mandatory responsibilities for election officials after votes have been cast in an election.

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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