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Ryan Calo

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I am a law professor and information scientist at the University of Washington. I have a new book about law and technology that I hope you read. 💙

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Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 5d ago

FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"

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Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social · last wk.

The Trump administration tried to use visa denials and deportation to silence researchers who study social media. A court just said no. Sunday Tagliasacchi and Elisabeth Snyder, former legal externs at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, break down the CITR v. Rubio ruling.

Trump Cannot Use Immigration Law to Silence Technology Researchers

Sunday Tagliasacchi and Elisabeth Snyder detail an initial court victory for the Coalition for Independent Technology Research in CITR v. Rubio.

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Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 2w ago

27. A final aspect that probably deserves mention: the Rufo playbook of kneecapping government institutions, then complaining that they are inefficient and using that as rationale to eliminate them. The majority of things this report identifies as broken are things the Trump administration broke.

Kate Starbird@katestarbird.bsky.social · last mo.

Two years ago, my colleagues and I were sued by Stephen Miller's America First Legal. The Hines v Stamos case — built atop a number of false allegations — was a central element of the "censorship industrial complex" myth. Today, that case was dismissed (by a Trump judge in LA). We won.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MONROE DIVISION JILL HINES ET AL — CASE NO. 3:23-CV-00571 VERSUS — JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY ALEX STAMOS ET AL — MAG. JUDGE KAYLA D. MCCLUSKY MEMORANDUM RULING Before the Court is a Renewed Joint Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter and Personal Jurisdiction [Doc. No. 191] filed by Defendants, Alex Stamos, Renée DiResta, the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, the Leland Stanford Junior University, Kate Starbird, Graphika, Camille François, the Atlantic Council, and Graham Brookie (collectively, "Defendants"). Plaintiffs, Jill Hines ("Hines") and Jim Hoft ("Hoft") (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), filed an Opposition [Doc. No. 207]. Defendants then filed a Reply [Doc. No. 209]. For the reasons set forth, Defendants' Motion is GRANTED.