<p>A top official in the Department of Labor this week informed all staff members that they could face criminal charges if they speak to journalists, former employees or others about agency business.</p><p>“This message will serve as your only warning,” the memo stated.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/us-department-labor-leak-criminal-charges-threat?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/us-department-labor-leak-criminal-charges-threat?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/us-</span><span class="invisible">department-labor-leak-criminal-charges-threat?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#Press</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> & <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.indie.host/@ToSDR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ToSDR</span></a></span> - FOSS project to summarise & grade terms of service, founded 2012</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@creativecommons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>creativecommons</span></a></span> - Org promoting creative commons licences</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@commissionerHR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>commissionerHR</span></a></span> - Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://curia.social-network.europa.eu/@Curia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Curia</span></a></span> (English) & <span class="h-card"><a href="https://curia.social-network.europa.eu/@Curia_fr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Curia_fr</span></a></span> (French) - Court of Justice of EU</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BGH_Bund" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BGH_Bund</span></a></span> - German Federal Court of Justice (in German)</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BVerwG_de" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BVerwG_de</span></a></span> - German Federal Administrative Court (in German)</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@bundesfinanzhof" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bundesfinanzhof</span></a></span> - German Federal Fiscal Court (in German)</p><p>🧵 1/6</p>
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<p>> The key legal question here is: Does modifying how a website displays through browser-side tools like ad blockers count as breaking the [copyright] law?</p><p><a href="https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/germanys-possible-ad-blocker-ban-could-threaten-user-freedom-and-privacy-says-mozilla" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/germanys-possible-ad-blocker-ban-could-threaten-user-freedom-and-privacy-says-mozilla"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv</span><span class="invisible">acy-security/germanys-possible-ad-blocker-ban-could-threaten-user-freedom-and-privacy-says-mozilla</span></a></p><p>This is ridiculous. There are so many ways to display a <a href="/tags/webpage/" rel="tag">#webpage</a>. So, would using custom <a href="/tags/css/" rel="tag">#CSS</a> also violate the <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a>? Or using a browser like Lynx that just shows the text? Or viewing raw HTML? If anything, it's the raw <a href="/tags/code/" rel="tag">#code</a> that should be copyrighted. <a href="/tags/ad/" rel="tag">#ad</a> <a href="/tags/adblock/" rel="tag">#adblock</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#legal</a> <a href="/tags/internet/" rel="tag">#internet</a> <a href="/tags/netzpolitik/" rel="tag">#netzpolitik</a> <a href="/tags/browser/" rel="tag">#browser</a> <a href="/tags/copyright/" rel="tag">#copyright</a></p>
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<p>Violent Misogyny- Femicide</p><p>🇨🇦 30 countries Recognize Femicide, Canada Does Not--<br>Read Through This Thread , Find How You Can Help Find A Solution <br>🧵 1/? </p><p>"Femicide laws are about prevention and they can change our culture. They could benefit women and girls, particularly those whose lives and deaths are now marginalized and discounted." </p><p><a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#Canada</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/femicide/" rel="tag">#Femicide</a> <br><a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a> <a href="/tags/misogyny/" rel="tag">#Misogyny</a> </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/why-canada-needs-to-recognize-the-crime-of-femicide-on-dec-6-and-beyond-271055" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/why-canada-needs-to-recognize-the-crime-of-femicide-on-dec-6-and-beyond-271055"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/why-canada</span><span class="invisible">-needs-to-recognize-the-crime-of-femicide-on-dec-6-and-beyond-271055</span></a></p>
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<p>The Leader of Trump’s Assault on Higher <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> Has a Troubled <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a> and Financial History<br>==</p><p>Leo Terrell’s past is at odds with Trump’s description of an “incredibly successful” attorney. </p><p>Documents obtained by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveal a trail of legal disputes and unpaid debts.</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/leo-terrell-universities-lawsuits-antisemitism?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=8-27" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/leo-terrell-universities-lawsuits-antisemitism?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=8-27"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/leo</span><span class="invisible">-terrell-universities-lawsuits-antisemitism?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=8-27</span></a></p>
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<p>The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.</p><p>We are tracking the increase in these cases:<br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/habeas-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/habeas-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/habeas</span><span class="invisible">-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a></p>
<p>Immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have filed more than 18,000 challenges in federal court.</p><p>The cases, known as habeas petitions, total more than were filed under the last three administrations combined, including Trump’s first term.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/habeas-petitions-immigrant-detentions-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/habeas-petitions-immigrant-detentions-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/hab</span><span class="invisible">eas-petitions-immigrant-detentions-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a></p>
<p>The Navy is no longer allowed to shroud its criminal trials in secrecy and must provide public access to hearings and records, a federal judge ruled last month, the result of a yearslong lawsuit filed by ProPublica.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/navy-court-records-ruling-first-amendment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/navy-court-records-ruling-first-amendment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nav</span><span class="invisible">y-court-records-ruling-first-amendment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a> <a href="/tags/navy/" rel="tag">#Navy</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a></p>
<p>They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth.<br>---</p><p>Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. As their state pushes to expand some types of medical freedom, it has also constricted the rights of pregnant women.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-ordered-c-sections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-ordered-c-sections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/flo</span><span class="invisible">rida-court-ordered-c-sections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/florida/" rel="tag">#Florida</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/pregnancy/" rel="tag">#Pregnancy</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/doctors/" rel="tag">#Doctors</a> <a href="/tags/courts/" rel="tag">#Courts</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a></p>
<p>One man, who admitted he had entered the U.S. illegally and was ready to be deported, sat in jail for 40 days over unfounded allegations of trespassing on military land.</p><p>His case was dismissed, but federal prosecutors keep pursuing similar cases.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-military-trespassing-charges-pam-bondi?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/immigration-military-trespassing-charges-pam-bondi?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/imm</span><span class="invisible">igration-military-trespassing-charges-pam-bondi?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a> <a href="/tags/courts/" rel="tag">#Courts</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/pambondi/" rel="tag">#PamBondi</a></p>
<p>This Louisiana prosecutor...<br>• Was forced to resign from the DA’s office for submitting false paperwork<br>• Withheld evidence in at least 3 death row cases<br>• Compared a Black teen to a dog and told the jury to “get rid of it”</p><p>Now he’s running for judge.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/hugo-holland-louisiana-judge-race-controversies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/hugo-holland-louisiana-judge-race-controversies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/hug</span><span class="invisible">o-holland-louisiana-judge-race-controversies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/louisiana/" rel="tag">#Louisiana</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a> <a href="/tags/courts/" rel="tag">#Courts</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/neworleans/" rel="tag">#NewOrleans</a> <a href="/tags/shreveport/" rel="tag">#Shreveport</a></p>
<p>Under AG Pam Bondi, the DOJ has dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in just the first six months of Trump’s second term.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-immigration-bondi-declinations-criminal-investigations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-immigration-bondi-declinations-criminal-investigations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-doj-immigration-bondi-declinations-criminal-investigations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a> <a href="/tags/terrorism/" rel="tag">#Terrorism</a> <a href="/tags/fraud/" rel="tag">#Fraud</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/pambondi/" rel="tag">#PamBondi</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>Trump pardoned nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz just 3 months into his sentence for a $39 million fraud scheme.</p><p>Meanwhile, families who won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against Schwartz haven’t collected a cent.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/joseph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/joseph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/jos</span><span class="invisible">eph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/arkansas/" rel="tag">#Arkansas</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/fraud/" rel="tag">#Fraud</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>