Edley rebounds, renews fight for social equity

Christopher Edley, Jr., and Ann O’Leary cited in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, March 3, 2016

“This new organization is combating the cycle of poverty with a cycle of opportunity, attacking the obstacles to success at critical stages in life,” Edley said. “Our approach to complex challenges is unique. We work across traditional issue silos and disciplinary perspectives, using an exceptionally broad range of tools to promote change at the local, state and national levels.”

 

The other co-founder of Opportunity Institute is Ann O’Leary, a senior policy adviser to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

Apple peels away at DOJ bid to unlock phones with NY win

Paul Schwartz quoted in Law360, March 1, 2016

“While the New York order is not directly binding outside this particular case, it does boost Apple because it undercuts the government’s argument that what is being requested in the San Bernardino case is minimal and unique by showing that these types of requests are being made all over the country,” said Paul Schwartz.

Can the FBI force a company to break into its own products?

Deirdre Mulligan quoted in The New York Times, March 1, 2016

The Federal Communications Commission updated CALEA-related regulations in 2005 to extend the government’s sway to voice-over-Internet phone services. Moves to expand it further, however, have fizzled, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service. …“This is a power that Congress has had numerous opportunities to extend and has chosen not to,” said Mulligan.

New California data security and breach notification requirements

Lothar Determann writes for Bloomberg BNA, Feb. 29, 2016

If a company unreasonably delays notice, it can be held liable under the California breach notification statute based on a general negligence theory. But, unlike other states’ statutes, the California data breach notification statute doesn’t specify a concrete deadline or safe harbor that companies can rely on for their decision about when to notify.

Frozen eggs and Title IX

Mary Ann Mason writes for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 29, 2016

But are frozen eggs the answer? No. We can and must allow talented women to pursue their education and career dreams without the illusory promise that they can wait indefinitely before starting a family.

Hollywood and white victimology

Russell Robinson writes for HuffPost Black Voices, Feb. 26, 2016

This moment shines a spotlight on the phenomenon of white victimology, a psychology demanding exploration, so that we might gain insight into the misguided impulse to overshadow the exclusion experienced by people of color with competing and imagined narratives of injury.

How an international lawsuit could bring India and the U.S. closer

John Yoo and Riddhi Dasgupta write for Fortune.com, Feb. 25, 2016

The suit offers one beneficial consequence: it shows how much the U.S. and South Asia depend on India’s geopolitical position in securing the aims of the free world in the region. To this end, India, the U.S., and their democratic free-market regional allies could enter into a Concert of Asia for the 21st Century.

“When I returned home, it was another hell”: Now’s the time to talk about what we do after Guantánamo

Alexa Koenig and Eric Stover write for Salon, Feb. 25, 2016

Right now, as we take first steps toward finally closing Guantánamo, we have a choice: Do we continue to transfer individuals with little to no social, economic or psychological support, leaving them desperate for a productive future? Or do we make a relatively tiny investment in their future to set them on a path toward productivity? Even as Guantánamo finally and rightfully closes, the damage endures—as does our responsibility.