Opening Arguments - OA698: Will Clarence Thomas Break the Internet? (Probably Not.)

Liz and Andrew break down a much-requested case, Gonzalez v. Google, that the Supreme Court just heard on oral argument. Will it break the Internet? Listen and find out!

Notes Legal Eagle video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzNo5lZCq5M&ab_channel=LegalEagle

 OA 390 https://openargs.com/oa390-trumps-war-on-twitter-a-deep-dive-on-section-230/

OA 451 https://openargs.com/oa451-section-230-and-tulsis-transphobia/

47 U.S.C. § 230 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230

Malwarebytes, Inc. v. Enigma Software, 5902 U.S. ____ (2020) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-1284_869d.pdf

Google Opp. Brief https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/21-1333/252127/20230112144706745_Gonzalez%20v.%20Google%20Brief%20for%20Respondent%20-%20FINAL.pdf

Petitioners’ Brief https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/21-1333/247780/20221130182721608_GonzalezPetMerits.pdf

Respondents’ Brief https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/21-1333/252127/20230112144706745_Gonzalez%20v.%20Google%20Brief%20for%20Respondent%20-%20FINAL.pdf Petitioners’ Reply https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/21-1333/254251/20230207191257813_GonzalezRepyMeritsPrinted.pdf

Government Brief https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/21-1333/249441/20221207203557042_21-1333tsacUnitedStates.pdf

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Australia’s “Hive of Spies,” Fox News Gets Sued, and the Rise of SUPER PIGS

Australia confirms it's busted multiple spies, apparently all working for the same country. Fox News faces a defamation lawsuit that may pose a serious threat to the network. Along the US-Canadian border, experts are warning folks to be on the lookout for a new invasive species: a crossbred mix of pig that's smarter, more aggressive, highly resistant to injury -- and wreaking havoc everywhere it goes. All this and more in this week's Strange News segment.

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Federalist Radio Hour - North Korea, Groupthink, And The Erosion Of American Freedoms

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector and human rights activist, joins Federalist Staff Writer Shawn Fleetwood to share the story of her escape from the oppressive North Korean regime to the U.S. and discuss the similarities between increasing American hostility to freedom of expression and the ideology that drives the tyranny in her home country.

You can find Park's new book, "While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America," here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/While-Time-Remains/Yeonmi-Park/9781668003312

Headlines From The Times - A new age for mental health in workplaces?

Faced with high levels of worker stress, anxiety and burnout as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies pledged that employee mental health would become a top priority. But actions haven’t always followed promises.

Today, we look into what bosses and employees can do to better the workplace. Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guests: L.A. Times business reporter Samantha Masunaga, and The Times senior producer Denise Guerra

 

More reading:

Bosses say they care about mental health — can workers trust them?

Use these mental health resources to help yourself — or anyone else

Newsletter: How to boost mental health at your workplace

CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 02/27

Destructive tornado outbreak in Oklahoma. Plausible evidence COVID came from a lab leak. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” wins big at the SAG Awards. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Illinois Could Soon Have Mandatory Paid Leave

Most industrialized nations offer workers paid time off, but it’s still somewhat rare in the United States outside of what’s often called “white collar” work. Reset discusses the Paid Leave For All Workers Act with Ben Opp, HR hotline advisor at HR Source and Mark Maxwell, political editor at KSDK News in St. Louis and former Capitol bureau chief for WCIA in Springfield.

The Intelligence from The Economist - Has Obi won, can Obi? Nigeria’s elections

Excitement still surrounds the spoiler candidate Peter Obi, whose down-to-earth ways appeal to a large constituency of fed-up youths. We look at the early returns. A year ago Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, announced a tremendous shift in defence policy and funding; we ask how far the warship has turned since then. And remembering Queen Elizabeth I’s favourite composer.


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