The Cyberbullying Symposium Recording and Video Message from Congressman Josh Gottheimer
The Cyberbullying Symposium Recording Eisenberg & Baum hosted The Cyberbullying Symposium on Wednesday, May 12th, moderated by Partner
LA Times Reports on Class Action Lawsuit filed by Eisenberg & Baum over cyberbullying
LA Times is reporting on the class action lawsuit that Eisenberg & Baum have filed on behalf of Carson Bride, a young cyberbullying victim, against app makers of Snapchat, YOLO, and LMK, opining that “Suit against Snap over suicide may test platform protections.” Read more at LA Times: “A teen who was bullied on Snapchat died. His mom is suing…
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Faces Sexual Harassment Allegations
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has come under fire and is facing a call to resign in the wake of several sexual harassment allegations. The claims cut short Cuomo’s previous popularity from his response to the Coronavirus, and show how quickly public perception can change. Aide Says Governor Cuomo Made His Workplace Unsafe for Young Women On February 24, 2021,…
Oregon Sued After Setting Aside $62M of COVID Relief Funds for Black Business Owners
The Oregon legislature set aside millions of dollars of federal COVID-19 relief funding specifically for Black-owned businesses. For Black business owners, this was an acknowledgment of both a history of racial discrimination and the fact that the coronavirus disproportionately affected that community. But others are questioning whether the earmarked funds were themselves a form of discrimination. The resulting lawsuits have…
Cyberbullying: Technology, Responsibility, and Community Safeguards
REGISTER HERE “Cyberbullying: Technology, Responsibility, and Community Safeguards” [FREE EVENT OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC] Join us on Wednesday, May 12th at 7pm EDT for a symposium on Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying can happen to any child – with long lasting harm. This symposium exposes the harms of cyberbullying, a pandemic that is spreading online that causes irreversible consequences to lives…
Fact Checking NYPD Facial Recognition Final Policy
The NYPD has published its final policies for all 36 of the technology tools that are used for surveillance within the City. Eisenberg & Baum’s AI Fairness and Data Privacy Practice Group and URBAN AI (founder Renee Cummings, criminologist and data activist at University of Virginia) examined the Facial Recognition Technology policy and found it to be riddled with problematic, false, and misleading information, some of…
Proposed Class Action Settlement Gives UCLA Gynecologist Sex Abuse Victims Relief
Gynecological exams are important parts of women’s health. They are also often uncomfortable. But UCLA gynecologist James Heaps took his victims’ discomfort one step further, turning a necessary medical exam in to sex abuse. Now a proposed class action settlement could give all his patents some long-awaited relief. UCLA Gynecologist Heaps Took Sexual Advantage of Patients Julie Orsatti says she…
Eisenberg & Baum’s Deaf Law Center Calls Out Injustice Against Police who Ordered 11 year-old Twins to Interpret while Detaining their Deaf Mother (Daily Moth)
On April 11, 2021, a Black Deaf mother, Andrea “Dre” Hollingsworth, who was with her 11-year-old twins, was detained by North Las Vegas Police officers after being pulled over. The video of this police encounter depicts that the officers instructed Dre’s young children to act as interpreters. In an interview with the Daily Moth, Directors of Eisenberg & Baum’s Deaf Law…
State Bar of Washington Mishandles Employee’s Harassment Claim
The State Bar of Washington — the organization that oversees and regulates all lawyers in the state — received a scathing report, criticizing how it mishandled the investigation of an employee’s sexual harassment claim. Find out what happened, and what employees can do when board members take advantage of their position. WSBA Staff Member Accuses Board Member of Sexual Harassment…
NYPD Has Published Final Policies on Surveillance Technology
NYPD Has Published Final Policies on Surveillance Technology Thanks to the passage of the Post Act in June, 2020, the NYPD was required to publish the department’s draft policies on the use and impact of every surveillance technology currently in use — 36 tools in total — within 180 days. Upon publishing the draft policies, Eisenberg & Baum gathered and…