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A US judge says Meta lawyers told staff to block or remove parts of internal teen mental health research to limit liability; Meta says no findings were removed (Isaiah Poritz/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and

Meta Lawyers Advised Blocking Teen Harm Research to Avoid Suits
Meta Platforms Inc.'s lawyers advised employees to block or remove portions of internal research on teen mental health harm in order to reduce legal liability, a Washington, DC, court determined Thursday in a ruling that could ripple into the multi-district litigation faced by the tech company in California.

« Les bijoux volés au Louvre, qui ne valent que pour leurs métaux précieux, sont surtout des objets désuets et encombrants »
https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2025/

« Les bijoux volés au Louvre, qui ne valent que pour leurs métaux précieux, sont surtout des objets désuets et encombrants »
Les réactions au cambriolage du Louvre ignorent l’équation complexe de ces musées : une ouverture généreuse au public et la sécurisation d’objets encombrants, plus à leur affaire dans une banque, explique, dans sa chronique, Michel Guerrin, rédacteur en chef au « Monde ».

Donald Trump’s weaponization of the US department of justice
to focus on retribution against political foes,
on fulfilling Maga goals and on granting pardons for allies
has seen thousands of lawyers depart or be fired
and weakened investigations in civil rights, national security and other areas, say ex-prosecutors and legal experts.
Data compiled by the nonpartisan Justice Connection showed that overall DoJ employment has dropped by about 5,500 lawyers and non-…

The best time to build strong academic unions was a while ago. The second best time is now.
Fellow Floridians - join your local UFF chapter.
If you don’t have a local union (and you should check) then join the AAUP at-large chapter and help them fight for the future of higher education.
https://www.aaup.org/chapters/aaup-large-chapter (join link at the bottom)

Large-Scale, Longitudinal Study of Large Language Models During the 2024 US Election Season
Sarah H. Cen, Andrew Ilyas, Hedi Driss, Charlotte Park, Aspen Hopkins, Chara Podimata, Aleksander M\k{a}dry
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.18446

I don't know about you but I am rather tired of judges who respond to fed or trump lawyers with mere "warnings" or "scoldings".
It is long past time since judges ought to have realized that dithering and lying and besmirching defendants is the maga play-book. And in response judges should haul up any lawyer who uses those tactics onto a judicial yardarm (metaphorical yardarm) and impose contempt (both civil and criminal) sanctions (involving jail and fines), di…

Judge warns Justice Department officials over comments in Mangione case
A New York judge warns Justice Department officials they could face sanctions for public comments about Luigi Mangione's prosecution. Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Judge Margaret M. Garnett on Wednesday said at least two senior Justice Department officials likely broke court rules governing the conduct of lawyers by reposting comments President Donald Trump made about Mangione. Defense lawyers say these comments have prejudiced the case. Mangione has pleade…

Trump insisted Comey be prosecuted for supposedly lying to Congress
—but his own administration is full of officials who lied to Congress.
Not just Trump
There's RFKjr
Hegseth
Noem
Bondi...
I can't list them, as it seems that lies are a job requirement in this administration
https://www.…

We’re Led by an Administration of Liars
And the Comey case hypocrisy is as bad as the incompetence.