In Case You Missed It (Law)
Digest for Friday May 5, 2023

First, from www.propublica.org: Clarence Thomas Raised Him. Harlan Crow Paid His Tuition.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has accepted large gifts from billionaire Harlan Crow for years, including paying for a relative Thomas said he was raising 'as a son.' Crow paid tuition for the relative, Mark Martin, to attend two private boarding schools, Hidden Lake Academy in Georgia and Randolph-Macon Academy in Virginia. Thomas did not report the tuition payments on his financial disclosure forms, which ethics law experts say he was required to do.

Next, from www.forbes.com: Florida Lawmakers Pass More Bills Targeting Disney Amid Legal Fight
Florida House of Representatives have passed two bills which would have a potential negative impact on Walt Disney World's monorail and a development agreement they had with the former board of their special district. This move by Republicans is an escalation of their year-long battle with Disney and has been met with concerns by Democrats who argue that it is politically motivated. The bills must now be signed by Governor Ron DeSantis in order to take effect. Disney has countered that the state is in violation of their First Amendment rights.

Finally, from www.texastribune.org: Tenure-track faculty worry Texas tenure ban would derail their careers
Texas lawmakers are proposing to end the nearly century-old practice of tenure, which provides faculty job security and the ability to pursue long-term independent research. This could have a major impact on the nearly 5000 professors in Texas currently seeking tenure, who may be forced to leave the state to pursue the benefit elsewhere. Faculty have already reported that job candidates are hesitating to accept positions at Texas schools due to this proposed ban. Opponents of the bill argue that the protection of tenure is vital to academic freedom and the ability of universities to attract sought-after talent.

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Today's paper of the day is After Third Party Tracking: Regulating the Harms of Behavioural Advertising Through Consumer Data Protection by Perry Keller. This paper discusses the challenges surrounding consumer data protection and behavioural advertising in four distinct jurisdictions: the UK, EU, United States, and China. It looks at how the law relies on notice and consent/choice frameworks, but this fails to provide truly informed decision making for the average consumer. It goes on to discuss potential regulatory solutions, such as the use of principles of fairness and reasonableness, the protection of vulnerable groups, and the introduction of risk-based regulation for artificial intelligence.

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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