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Unsealed Arguments for Pseudonymity in Challenge to NYU Law Review's Race/Sex/Etc. Preferences

I wrote in November about the court decision allowing the challenge to NYU Law Review's race, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity preferences to proceed pseudonymously; Judge Victor Marrero allowed Doe to proceed pseudonymously, though "without prejudice to New York University's right to move the Court to direct Plaintiff to…

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Crib videos offer clue to mysterious child deaths, showing seizures sometimes play a role

Crib cameras are offering a clue to a rare but devastating tragedy _ when seemingly healthy young children suddenly die in their sleep and autopsies can’t tell why

The Independent UK

Gen Z has had enough of politics. Does RFK Jr have the answer?

Polls suggest Robert F Kennedy Jr is leading the race for the Gen Z vote in 2024, but claims of a youth movement towards the independent candidate appear elusive, Bevan Hurley writes

The Independent UK

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Spike Lee debunks the 'worst lie' that’s being sold to young people about success

"It’s not like you’re just out there, and the hand of God is going to come down from the heavens and say, ‘You are the next one.’"

Fortune

Barbara Corcoran reveals her ‘most embarrassing moment ever’ and how it led to a teaching contract at NYU: ‘You gotta find a way to stand back up’

"Shark Tank" star Barbara Corcoran crashed and burned during her first speaking event—so naturally launched a course at NYU in response.

Fortune

NYU student bar association president axed for saying Israel ‘responsible’ for7 October

Student’s comments led top law firm to rescind job offer

The Independent UK

Want Freedom to Criticize China, Palestine, Mexico, etc.? Protect Criticism of Israel

After the Oct. 7 murders, the first attempts to punish speakers focused on those who defended Hamas's murders. But, unsurprisingly, things have turned to trying to suppress criticism of Israel more broadly, including criticism of Israel's attacks on Gaza. (The slippery slope is a real phenomenon, in a culture where…

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Challenge to NYU Law Review's Race and Sex Preferences May Proceed Pseudonymously, at Least for Now

[UPDATE: Added a brief discussion of pseudonymity and class actions.]

Reason

Prof. Samuel Estreicher (NYU) on The Laws of War, as to the Hamas-Israel War

From the article, by a leading American academic who teaches and writes about, among other things, Foreign Relations Law and the law of war: Those who argue Israel does not have a right of self defense make two claims: First, they argue that Israel's "inherent right" is nullified because it…

Reason

Arkansas man receives the world's first whole eye transplant plus a new face

The NYU medical team announced Thursday that Aaron James is recovering well from the dual transplant last May and the donated eye looks remarkably healthy.

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Doctors perform 1st-ever whole eye, partial face transplant

This is the first whole-eye transplant performed in a person, and it was completed alongside a partial face transplant.

LiveScience

Man receives the first eye transplant plus a new face. It's a step toward one day restoring sight

Surgeons in New York have performed the world's first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant

The Independent UK

'A Tyranny of the Minority': Why This College Dropout Wants To Cancel Cancel Culture

"Being a true free speech champion does require that you defend speech that even you disagree with," says libertarian Rikki Schlott.

Reason

FIRE Letter to NYU School of Law About the Ryna Workman Pro-Hamas-Attack Speech Controversy

Here's the text of today's letter (see here for the full letter, including footnotes): FIRE is deeply concerned by New York University School of Law's recent suggestion to The New York Times that it may be investigating student Ryna Workman for their protected political speech amid intense public and campuswide…

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Some Cancellations are Justified

Whether a person deserves to be "cancelled" for saying awful things depends on the nature of what they said and the nature of their job.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hamas attacks on Israel expose the moral rot on college campuses

One can support the Palestinian cause and mourn their suffering — for they, too, are victims of Hamas — and criticize Israeli policies while also acknowledging the loss of life among Jews, without blaming them for their own murders.

Reason

Two Law School Deans on the Massacre in Israel

Moral clarity from Scalia Dean Ken Randall, and lack thereof from NYU Dean Troy McKenzie.

Reason

NYU Law School Student Bar Association Newsletter Expresses Support for Hamas Attack on Israel

The Daily Mail (UK) (Claudia Aoraha) reports (see also N.Y. Post), and includes this screenshot: I think the student who wrote the message should have every right to express her views, including views that support the killing of civilians. I most certainly don't share the student's views, and I do…

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Are you saving enough for college? Here's what to know

As the cost of college continues to rise, families have new questions about how to save up. For answers, we turned to Ron Lieber, author of The Price You Pay For College.

The Guardian - UK

Edith Grossman obituary

Exceptional translator of novels by Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa as well as other Hispanic authors

The Independent UK

Scientists reveal everyday pleasures that elevate brain performance

A group of researchers looked at a new NYU Tandon School of Engineering study involving MindWatch a brain-monitoring technology - here’s what they found

Evening Standard

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 movie review: the party’s over with this shoddy threequel

The first film proved box office gold but the fizz has gone flat and it’s now time to bury the franchise

The Independent UK

Students transform their drab dorm rooms into comfy living spaces

A studded headboard for your dorm bed

The Independent UK

How a family's choice to donate a body for pig kidney research could help change transplants

A sister’s choice to donate her brother’s body for research is helping doctors learn how to one day use pig organs to save human lives

The Independent UK

Genetically modified pig kidney still functioning 32 days after transplant into brain dead man

Surgery marks major milestone in field of xenotransplantation

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