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HRW raises concerns about draft cybercrime treaty over possible human rights violations

JURIST

Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised concerns Tuesday about the draft Cybercrime Treaty of the United Nations over possible human rights violations. A UN Committee released the latest draft of the Treaty on September 1, 2023. The draft convention preamble acknowledges concerns about information technologies fostering criminal activities.

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US judge dismisses media outlets’ copyright suit against OpenAI

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A federal judge in New York dismissed a lawsuit Thursday brought by Raw Story Media, Inc., The suit alleged that OpenAI’s product ChatGPT infringed on the plaintiffs’ copyrights by using their news articles to train its language models without authorization and without retaining copyright attribution. and AlterNet Media, Inc.

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New York Reaches Agreement to Legalize Adult-Use Marijuana

Hoban Law Group

Following multiple failed attempts, the New York legislature has finally reached an agreement to legalize cannabis for adult-use. Other attempts at legalizing cannabis in New York failed in prior sessions, despite the promise of increased tax revenue. billion and is expected to grow to $5.8 billion by 2027.

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“I, Too, Have a Human Form; In Justice Alito’s draft opinion, the pregnant body is erased”

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“I, Too, Have a Human Form; In Justice Alito’s draft opinion, the pregnant body is erased”: Irin Carmon has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

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“A Supreme Court in Disarray After an Extraordinary Breach; The leak of a draft majority opinion overruling Roe v. Wade raises questions about motives, methods and whether defections are still possible”

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“A Supreme Court in Disarray After an Extraordinary Breach; The leak of a draft majority opinion overruling Roe v. Wade raises questions about motives, methods and whether defections are still possible”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news analysis.

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Russia vetoes UNSC resolution calling for an end to conflict in Ukraine

JURIST

The Russian Federation Friday vetoed a UN Security Council (UNSC) vote to adopt a draft resolution that would end the crisis in Ukraine. The draft was submitted by Albania and the US, and garnered eleven yes votes, with abstentions from China, India, and the UAE.

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“A Leaky Supreme Court Starts to Resemble the Other Branches; The disclosure of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade, legal experts said, was evidence that the court is not much different from other Washington institutions”

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“A Leaky Supreme Court Starts to Resemble the Other Branches; The disclosure of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade, legal experts said, was evidence that the court is not much different from other Washington institutions”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this “Supreme Court Memo.”

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