BREAKING -- the DEA is reclassifying cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug

Major move from the Biden Administration that will allow cannabis companies to have easier access to banking, investment, and tax credits -- and it opens the door to more medical research

New Rule Alert: Airlines are now required to promptly provide passengers with automatic cash refunds when owed.

Refunds cover:
✈️Canceled or significantly delayed flights
✈️Delayed luggage
✈️Extra services not provided, like Wi-Fi

AI introduces new challenges for privacy. Stanford HAI privacy and data policy fellow Jennifer King (@kingjen) describes recent research findings in this Q&A: stanford.io/4aVWGy1

Today the FCC has fined US telcos $200 million for illegally sharing phone location data. This comes after a NYTimes investigation into how corrupt law enforcement were using this data, and then my investigation on bounty hunters being able to buy it docs.fcc.gov/public/attachm…

'I cannot imagine a scenario in which students, faculty &staff...will ever be able to look beyond events of the past week...& simply resume their labors, which are fundamentally the most important work of the university...Whitten has become a liability to IU.' -ColinJohnson

For a moment I can be proud of being part of IU instead of this feeling of shame.

Faculty president: Whitten must go. She will continue to “make one questionable decision after another resulting in one terrible headline after another, and then blame the chaos she has played an integral role in creating on somebody else.”

Quoted extensively about Dunn Meadow and hate speech law in this latest update. fox59.com/indiana-news/i…

No, seriously, Uber is deciding what driver gets what job based on their weight, whether they ever missed a payment, what political associations they have.

Algorithmic wage discrimination should be made illegal before it becomes the dominant business model.

'A data broker is offering sensitive passport data of thousands of people for sale – and publishing some of it openly online. Our investigation leads to an airline as a possible source'

Passport numbers for sale in the EU, thorough investigation: netzpolitik.org/2024/european-…

Business groups sue FTC to block ban on noncompetes, claim they help workers trib.al/L4jrI09

Great news! Our Kelley Direct #OnlineMBA program once again has been ranked No. 1 in North America and fifth worldwide by QS Intelligence Unit, a respected research organization that also produces the QS World University Rankings. Learn more at bit.ly/4d8gTCl.

🚨The FTC is finalizing a rule banning noncompete clauses for *all workers* regardless of income or industry. It will increase pay, new business formation, innovation -- and cut health care costs. It's one of the most important things the Biden Administration has done.

BREAKING: Airlines will now have to pay you when they mess up.

The Department of Transportation has issued a new rule requiring airlines to give you an automatic refund if your flight is canceled or delayed or if they lose your bags.

It’s a game changer for U.S. travel.

Hell yeah this is a huge win: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to ban noncompete agreements—a major legal tool bosses exploit to control workers across the labor market, from fast food to tech companies.
thehill.com/business/46154…

We (researchers at Princeton University) are seeking participants for a paid online study!

Help us understand the interplay between social media and mental health and earn $20 in the process!

Thrilled to share that my book is coming out in October with Hopkins Press. Bringing together STS and critical university studies, it investigates the increasing use of digital tools for 'solving' higher education challenges through surveillance. press.jhu.edu/books/title/12…

Yes! We're hosting the second annual International Future of Law Association conference at Vanderbilt Law in July — please join us! Info on how to submit a proposal, below 👇

With another semester ending, here's your annual reminder that teaching evaluations systemically disadvantage women. Even when controlling for grades and other factors, students (esp. males) consistently give female professors lower scores. This can have serious ramifications.🧵

I’m in DC for IMF week, so I had to miss this vote. But, today the IUB faculty overwhelmingly voted no confidence in IU’s president, IUB’s provost, and IUB’s vice provost of faculty affairs.