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Tara Lai Quinlan
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Lawyer & Associate Professor. Working on criminal law & procedure, diversity and inequality in policing, counter-terrorism & the courts in the United Kingdom & United States. Book: Police Diversity: Beyond The Blue (2025).
A judge temporarily halted the rollout of New York’s second-home tax, but the Mamdani administration said it would appeal.
Judge Pauses Rollout of N.Y.C. Second-Home Tax, Dealing Blow to Mamdani
A group of homeowners had sued the city, arguing that the introduction of the tax was mishandled. After the judge issued an order pausing the rollout, the city said it would appeal.
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In France, companies will no longer be allowed to advertise goods and services through such calls unless consumers previously gave their consent or if the calls are about a pre-existing contract.
France Bans Unsolicited Telemarketing Calls
Companies will no longer be allowed to advertise goods and services through cold calls without previous consent from consumers.
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President Trump on Monday described Democratic candidates in the midterm elections as “jihadists,” adding to Islamophobic statements recently made by Republican elected officials.
Trump Stokes Islamophobia by Calling Democratic Candidates ‘Jihadists’
Along with his comments about Muslim candidates, Mr. Trump spoke disparagingly of Somalis in the United States, saying “they’re not smart.”
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The Department of Homeland Security is advancing a proposal to nix a 60-day window for H-1B workers to find new employment after a job loss.
H-1B Workers Would Lose 60-Day Job Loss Grace Period in DHS Plan
The Department of Homeland Security is advancing a proposal to nix a 60-day window for H-1B workers to find new employment after a job loss.
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Congresswoman demands answers after a DHS agent was apparently stationed outside her Minnesota town hall
Ilhan Omar questions whether Trump administration has used ICE to ‘surveil’ critics
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Super-rich complain but experts welcome Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax. New York mayor’s policy set to generate revenue and address housing crisis despite outcry in some quarters | www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Super-rich complain but experts welcome Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax
New York mayor’s policy set to generate revenue and address housing crisis despite outcry in some quarters
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US accused of meddling in British politics with $500,000 grant for ‘public education’ courses. Documents published on US embassy’s website prompt claims of attempt to export Maga propaganda to UK | www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US accused of meddling in British politics with $500,000 grant for ‘public education’ courses
Documents published on US embassy’s website prompt claims of attempt to export Maga propaganda to UK
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ICE will not reveal body-camera footage unless in agency’s ‘best interests’. Much-delayed devices to be deployed by end of month after immigration agents involved in deaths or serious injuries | www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE will not reveal body-camera footage unless in agency’s ‘best interests’
Much-delayed devices to be deployed by end of month after immigration agents involved in deaths or serious injuries
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‘Old racist wine in a new bottle’: Black academics respond to Jason Arday affair
‘Old racist wine in a new bottle’: Black academics respond to Jason Arday affair
Figures in higher education feel double standards are being used to delegitimise work of minority groups
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The most obvious target of a civil lawsuit in the US would be the company that created the AI agent, experts said, but plaintiffs may also be able to sue the company that deployed an agent, or the company that was breached. Read more: reut.rs/3THX2Vr 6/6
Who is liable when AI goes rogue? Lawyers see new risks
Major artificial intelligence developers have reported cases of their autonomous AI models breaching other companies' cyber infrastructure, raising questions about who may be held legally responsible ...
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Civil lawsuits against AI companies would likely hinge on negligence, requiring proof that the lab that created, tested or deployed the autonomous agent failed to prevent foreseeable harm. More AI-agent hacking incidents could make foreseeability easier to prove 5/6
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to end temporary protections from deportation that had allowed hundreds of South Sudanese nationals to live and work in the United States.
US judge allows deportation protections to end for South Sudanese
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to end temporary protections from deportation that had allowed hundreds of South Sudanese nationals to live and work in the United States.
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An appeals court dealt a blow to US President Donald Trump's prized White House ballroom project on Friday, upholding a judge's ruling that construction must halt since Congress has not approved it. u.afp.com/SHfq
The Trump administration must immediately reimburse legal aid groups for services they provided to unaccompanied migrant children under a now-expired government contract, a federal trial court judge ruled.
Trump’s HHS Ordered to Pay Migrant Child Legal Aid Groups (1)
The Trump administration must immediately reimburse legal aid groups for services they provided to unaccompanied migrant children under a now-expired government contract, a federal trial court judge ruled.
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An immigration judge made incorrect findings in denying asylum and other protections for an Afghan national who worked with the US-backed government and faced Taliban threats, a federal appeals court said.
Afghan Targeted by Taliban Gets Immigration Win at Fifth Circuit
An immigration judge made incorrect findings in denying asylum and other protections for an Afghan national who worked with the US-backed government and faced Taliban threats, a federal appeals court said.
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SCOOP: On Flock's YouTube page, there are dozens of videos touting the work of police departments that use its license plate readers. Four of them have since faced allegations of misusing Flock's technology: www.wired.com/story/flock-...
Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse
Flock posted videos on its YouTube channel highlighting at least four police departments whose officers have faced allegations of misusing the company’s tech.
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BREAKING: Judge Carlton Reeves (Obama/SDMS) rules that tower dumps, which provide police with time and location data on many or all phones connected to a cell tower, are "per se unconstitutional general warrants," violating the 4th Amendment. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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A group of protesters is suing DHS for violating the First Amendment by surveilling their activities. DHS is now using that lawsuit to try and obtain those protesters’ Signal chats:
DHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group Chats
A lawsuit accuses Homeland Security of violating protesters’ free-speech rights—but the agency is using it to try to get access to the plaintiffs’ encrypted communications.
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The U.S. Military Academy at West Point agreed to a permanent legal ban on its controversial policy limiting what professors can say and write publicly, although an attorney for the academy left open the possibility of a later appeal.
West Point won’t fight ban on school policy limiting professors’ speech
Officials at West Point have retreated from their defense of a controversial policy restricting faculty speech.
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Coverage for gender-affirming care is no longer covered by federal plans, and workers must pay out of pocket
Trump administration sued for blocking insurance coverage of gender-affirming healthcare
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Great @nicoleeinbinder.bsky.social scoop here that raises all kinds of questions www.businessinsider.com/flock-camera...
Flock misread license plates in 71% of the alerts it sent to police in one California town
Flock sent 1,427 alerts to Roseville police over two years, flagging cars as stolen or used in a felony. In 71% of them, Flock read the plates wrong.
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New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo
She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.
Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
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"[NYC City Councilmember Sandy] Nurse said she'd observed in her community that the higher the neighborhood pushback against ICE enforcement, the faster they seemed to retreat."
NYC Sees an 'Uptick' in ICE Activity
And a judge just blocked the mask ban for agents, plus more news for your Tuesday.
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New: Police are being told to hide the fact that they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them in both encounters with citizens but ALSO in their official police reports: www.404media.co/do-not-menti...
‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock
“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."
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An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department has been charged with violating his colleagues’ privacy after he secretly recorded them making racist, homophobic and sexist comments, the county district attorney announced on Friday.
Officer Charged With Violating Privacy for Recording Colleagues’ Racism
The charges stem from recordings that Daniel Flores made over the course of 2024, when he was working in a Los Angeles police unit that recruited new officers.
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