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Tyler Takemoto
@ttakemoto.bsky.social
fledgling civil rights lawyer focusing on 1A/4A
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Berkeley Law ‘22
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"This was not Shelton’s first fatal shooting. On 11 June 2020, the deputy killed Michael Thomas, 61, also while responding to a call for potential domestic violence...It was weeks after George Floyd’s murder"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
Police killed Niani Finlayson seconds after responding to her 911 call, video shows
Body camera reveals Los Angeles deputy fired at woman who sought help for domestic violence as nine-year-old daughter watched
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2023 at 12:46 AM
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Thanks to @propublica.bsky.social & Free Law Project, Americans can search for organizations & people that have paid Supreme Court justices, including travel reimbursements, gifts, & more.
Data journalism + financial forms (PDFs!)
= the info we need to be self governing.
December 21, 2023 at 3:52 PM
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FOIA and AI is definitely going to be a thing. Here's one of the first articles looking at where things are amongst federal agencies. ⚖️
Some U.S. government agencies are testing out AI to help fulfill public records requests
Open government and civil rights advocates warn that using AI to answer Freedom of Information Act requests may create new problems.
www.nbcnews.com
August 1, 2023 at 5:25 PM
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I hate this timeline
Administrators asked ChatGPT the specific language of Iowa’s new law, “Does [book] contain a description or depiction of a sex act?”

If ChatGPT said yes, the book was removed from the library.
School district uses ChatGPT to help remove library books
Faced with new legislation, Iowa's Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books 'contain a description or depiction of a sex act.'
www.popsci.com
August 15, 2023 at 12:37 AM
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A coalition led by @reporterscommittee.bsky.social & joined by 34 major news media & press freedom orgs is calling on police in Marion County, Kansas to return seized materials & initiate an independent & transparent investigation into their raid of the Marion County Record newspaper.
www.rcfp.org
August 13, 2023 at 9:25 PM
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Law school faculty - James Grimmelmann compiled a list of inexpensive and open access casebooks
Inexpensive and Open-Access Casebooks
james.grimmelmann.net
August 6, 2023 at 10:24 AM