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Artists plead for activists who threw soup on a Van Gogh to be spared jail

More than 100 artists, curators and academics said Just Stop Oil action was in keeping with ethos of the arts

The Guardian - UK

Lucy’s job should be more secure – but at Australian universities, labour laws are having the opposite effect

Closing loopholes bill was designed to offer a pathway to full-time work but some casual academics say it’s not a reality

The Guardian - AU

Writers and Academics Applaud Brazil's Censorship in Open Letter

The worldwide erosion of support for free speech continues.

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What will the Lebanon pager attacks mean for Israel, Hezbollah and Iran? Expert Q&A

Many in the Middle East are holding their breath after two attacks on the communications systems of Hezbollah in Lebanon left 37 people dead and thousands injured. Details are still emerging of how these attacks, which involved exploding pagers and walkie talkies, were orchestrated. While Israel has declined to comment…

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Standards of Appellate Review, Pseudonymous Litigation, and the Need for the Supreme Court to Step in

As I mentioned earlier this week, I thought I'd pass along portions of the friend-of-the-court brief that three other law professors and I (four of the very few academics who have written on the law of pseudonymous litigation) put together in support of a certiorari petition in Doe v. Trustees…

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Lower Court Decisions on Pseudonymity Are Chaotically Split

I thought I'd pass along portions of the friend-of-the-court brief that three other law professors and I (four of the very few academics who have written on the law of pseudonymous litigation) put together in support of a certiorari petition in Doe v. Trustees of Indiana Univ. This Part explains…

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The Importance of Decisions About Whether to Permit Pseudonymity

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Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Hear Pseudonymity Case

Profs. Benjamin Edwards, Jayne S. Ressler, Joan Steinman, and I—who are among the few academics who have written on the American law of pseudonymous litigation—have just filed an amicus brief in Doe v. Trustees of Indiana Univ., supporting a petition that asks the court to consider this case, and help…

Reason

US Disinformation Researcher Laments 'Incredible Witch Hunt'

Understanding disinformation has emerged as a lightning rod in the United States ahead of the November election, with academics and think-tanks facing lawsuits by right-wing groups and subpoenas from a Republican-led congressional committee.

International Business Times

Up in arms: Inside the eight-year battle against Melbourne University’s weapons company links

Long before the war in Gaza inspired months of campus protests, anti-war faculty members and students were urging the University of Melbourne to sever links to weapons manufacturers, only to meet steadfast resistance.

Crikey

Some Thoughts on Raising the Sanity Waterline

[I am happy to share this guest post from Professor Seth Barrett Tillman, which addresses some discourse on legal academia, including a recent post by Will Baude.] There has been much back-and-forth on social media and blogs lately about what constitutes good behaviour for academics. Having been in academic affrays…

Reason

Outing a pretendian: How four Métis scholars redefined Indigenous identity policy

Addressing the pretendian issue in Canada is deeply personal, for us, because we are the academics who uncovered and exposed Carrie Bourassa’s Indigenous identity fraud.

The Conversation

Russia Bans Entry To 92 More American Citizens

Russia bans 92 American citizens, including journalists and academics, in response to perceived 'Russophobic course' by the Biden administration.

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Jackson Hole: how a meeting of bankers in a remote Wyoming valley could have consequences for us all

The economic world recently turned its attention to the resort of Jackson Hole, in a remote Wyoming valley. The annual economic policy symposium of central bankers, policymakers, academics and financial gurus took place in this unlikely spot, producing outcomes that hold significant implications for economies worldwide.

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Academics call for apology from Edinburgh University after Israeli diplomat meeting

EDINBURGH University academics have called on the institution to make a public apology after the principal met with Israel’s deputy ambassador to…

The Independent UK

Data on weight loss jab link to suicidal thoughts needs ‘urgent clarification’

But some academics suggest the evidence of the link between semaglutide and suicidal thoughts is ‘weak’.

The National (Scotland)

'Unfit to lead': Anger at Edinburgh University principal meeting with Israel diplomat

A MEETING between the principal of Edinburgh University and Israel’s deputy ambassador to the UK has been harshly criticised by academics at the…

The Independent UK

International Criminal Court judges mulling arrest warrants consider legal arguments on jurisdiction

Dozens of countries, academics and rights groups have filed legal arguments either rejecting or supporting the International Criminal Court’s power to issue arrest warrants in its investigation into the war in Gaze and Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel

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African communities have a lot of knowledge to share: researchers offer alternatives to Eurocentric ways of doing things

The dominance of western methodology in research conducted in Africa continues to preoccupy academics. The result, they argue, has been the silencing of Indigenous knowledge. Indigenous ways of knowing are not making the contribution they could to the knowledge ecosystem. Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba and Zainab Monisola Olaitan have researched the…

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Kaylee McKeown powers to gold, academics say university cheating out of control, Rex enters administration

Australian swimmer sets new Olympic record; university cheating ‘beyond belief’, say staff and students

The Guardian - AU

‘Nobody is blind to it’: mass cheating through AI puts integrity of Australian universities at risk, academics claim

Staff and students say failure to challenge wholesale use of genAI threatens to make degrees all but worthless

Reason

Banana Splits

I appreciate the replies from Orin, Will, and Sam. We have very different conceptions on what role a scholar should play and what role a judge should play. My writings in this area are both retrospective and prospective. I look backwards to see what qualifications a judge had at the…

The Guardian - AU

Australian universities accused of awarding degrees to students with no grasp of ‘basic’ English

Academics say universities have turned a blind eye to language shortcomings because of the revenue generated from international student fees

The Guardian - UK

Olympic demand for ‘unproven’ ice therapy is unsustainable, scientists say

Researchers say 650 tonnes on order for Paris Games is a potential stress on local and regional resources

The Conversation

Biden dropped out − is the news media to blame?

For weeks in July 2024, a mix of journalists and academics lamented the news media’s relentless coverage of President Joe Biden’s age since his disastrous debate performance on June 27.

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