Public Policy
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Facebook on Friday came under fire once again for allegedly mishandling users’ information, when New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a multi-agency probe of the social media giant following a report that found it collected sensitive personal data from a number of smartphone applications… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control can order violators to stop prohibited activities, but can’t force them to take proactive measures, the First State’s Superior Court said in a precedent-setting Thursday ruling… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation said Tuesday that it is planning to pull almost $1 billion in funding for a high-speed rail system meant to link Los Angeles and San Francisco after California’s new Gov. Gavin Newsom said his administration would drop the project… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A group of Muslim immigrants who said they were placed on the no-fly list for refusing to work as government informants won a victory Thursday at the Second Circuit, when all but three judges agreed not to reconsider an appeal panel’s earlier decision to send the case back to district court… Read this piece in…
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Yale University has facilitated fraternity-related sexual misconduct and has failed to provide a safe educational environment for women and non-binary individuals, violating state and federal anti-discrimination laws, a group of female students alleged Tuesday in a proposed class action in Connecticut federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 