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19 Oct 2011, 4:26 am by Lawrence Solum
Under certain conditions, loose constitutional discourse is a distraction that cannot moderate societal divisions. [read post]
26 Jan 2012, 8:00 am by William Carleton
I'll just call out three highlights: The implication that Google's security efforts will meet a certain industry or societal standard ("appropriate") is elided if not entirely replaced with the promise that Google will "work hard. [read post]
28 Feb 2019, 6:36 pm by Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
This panel will engage prominent experts to highlight recent nanotechnology advances, and perhaps more importantly, the future opportunities, challenges, and societal impact nanoscience and technology has in store; and The NNI at 15: A Stakeholder Workshop on the Past, Present, and Future of the NNI, August 1-2, 2019, in Washington, D.C. [read post]
6 Jun 2017, 10:48 am by Tom Smith
As I previously wrote, we borrow from cultures all across the world and make those societal elements part of our own. [read post]
2 Dec 2010, 9:14 am by Jason Eiseman
Wade offers compelling review of the societal conditions, incidents, and cases that led to the Supreme Court's historic decision legalizing abortion, which recaptures how the arguments for and against abortion took shape as claims about the meaning of the Constitution—and about how the nation could best honor its commitment to dignity, liberty, equality, and life. [read post]
28 Mar 2023, 1:42 pm by Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
” Program Day 1: Assessing the progress in reaching the research goals set in 2011; How NNI’s EHS infrastructure has contributed to understanding the health and safety implications of nanotechnology; and Tackling the ethical, legal, and societal implications (ELSI) as an overarching frame for NNI’s EHS research. [read post]
19 Oct 2017, 5:35 am by Shawn Garrison
  The ugly truth is that there are many societal and psychological factors that work against couples hoping to pull off a healthy, and happy, divorce. [read post]
8 Jul 2020, 1:57 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Fewer, but still majorities, point to women not having the same legal rights as men (67%), different societal expectations for men and women (66%) and not enough women in positions of power (64%) as major obstacles to gender equality. [read post]
17 Oct 2007, 12:55 pm
Leigh Anenson The Lawfulness of Criticizing Big Business: Comparing Approaches to the Balancing of Societal Interests Behind Trademark Protection by Katja Weckström Come Hell and High Water: Can the Tax Code Solve the Post-Katrina Insurance Crisis? [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 4:46 pm by David Bernstein
Despite the tremendous societal progress these recent changes in attitude reveal in a country that enslaved its black inhabitants until 1865, and kept them formally segregated and denied them basic civil rights until 1964, we do not yet live in an America that fully embodies its founding ideals of social and political justice. [read post]
28 Nov 2007, 12:25 pm
Think about who bears the brunt of societal injustices generally, and I guess it makes sense that these same groups would also bear the brunt of this particular injustice which limits Americans' access to adequate recourse through the courts. [read post]
14 Apr 2022, 6:28 am by Tom Smith
“I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy,” Musk wrote in a letter sent to Twitter Chairman Bret Taylor and disclosed in a securities filing.According to Musk, the social media company needs to go private because it can “neither thrive nor serve” free speech in its current state. [read post]
28 Aug 2023, 12:25 pm by Lawrence Solum
On the other, it risks falling prey to the same pitfalls that have impoverished American political life generally in recent decades: societal division, decline in reasoned assessment, difficulties forging sustainable compromise, and erosion of trust in institutions. [read post]
11 Aug 2012, 12:58 am by INFORRM
Striking a balance between the rights of copyright holders and the societal benefits of new technology is however proving difficul On 28 September 2012 these issues will be addressed at a LexisNexis Butterworths conference on Intellectual Property in the Digital Enviroment. [read post]
4 Jan 2010, 4:32 am by Anthony J. Vecchio
The reviewing court on appeal must give 'utmost deference' to the reviewing judge's determination of the appropriate balancing of societal interest and individual liberty. [read post]
10 Jul 2007, 1:51 pm
Digby points out what we should all know by now; the Radical Religious Right is intolerant of religious beliefs not in lockstep with their own: Liberal faith . . . ultimately morphs into societal and self-improvement efforts and jettisons the life-changing message of salvation, forgiveness of sins and a transformed life. [read post]
11 Jun 2014, 2:28 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
These developments implicate serious legal, ethical, and societal concerns. [read post]
28 Jul 2008, 8:27 am
Where there are three possible methods to externalize - the use of the corporation itself, a subsidiary as a separate and distinct liability-capturing device, and the ability to move assets outside the country of regulation - soft law becomes a larger player in defining a societal response. [read post]
21 Apr 2022, 7:27 am by Eric Bangeman
"I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy. [read post]