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Idaho Passes Protective Surrogacy Law

Above The Law

The post Idaho Passes Protective Surrogacy Law appeared first on Above the Law. The statutory lack has led to judicial interpretation of current parentage laws making the surrogacy process especially cumbersome for many hopeful parents and gestational surrogates.

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27 States Urge Fed. Circ. To Back Idaho 'Patent Troll' Law

Law 360

Attorneys general from 27 states, along with tech industry lobbying groups, have thrown their support behind Micron Technology Inc.'s s argument in its fight at the Federal Circuit that Idaho's law barring "bad faith" allegations of patent infringement is constitutional.

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Google reaches $391.5M multi-state settlement over user location tracking

JURIST

In a blog post , Google stated that the settlement “ is another step along the path of giving more meaningful choices and minimizing data collection while providing more helpful services.”

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Doubt Surrounds Utah Company’s Truth-Telling Technology

The Crime Report

The machine has been used by by law enforcement or corrections departments in states including Idaho, New Hampshire, Washington, Utah, Ohio, and Connecticut. Law-enforcement customers say the system is better than a traditional polygraph.

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Parents By Sperm Donation Should Be Very Concerned About This Idaho Supreme Court Ruling

Above The Law

You probably know the refrain: No attorney was involved here.

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Court Fees Called ‘Another Layer of Punishment’ for Rural Poor

The Crime Report

In the most recent study, Idaho was singled out as relying almost entirely on penalties and fines to fund its judicial system, even as the state confronts more than $195 million in uncollected court debt. Mostly white and rural states like Idaho regularly impose substantial monetary sanctions on people without the means to pay them.”.

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Can an Algorithm Predict Unfair Sentences in the Courts?

The Crime Report

A new set of algorithms, created by members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Idaho Justice Project and the University of Pennsylvania, aims to assess the likelihood of defendants being mistreated in court, reports Government Technology.