source Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg wants to form an independent council that reviews Facebook posts that have been flagged as harmful or abusive. The council would work “almost like a Supreme Court,” and would allow users to make an appeal when their posts are removed from the site. Facebook already has an internal team to moderate abuse, and has said it plans to double that team to 20,000 employees in 2018. Mark Zuckerberg has a new idea for how to deal with abusive content on Facebook: a Supreme Court. In an interview with Vox’s Ezra Klein, Zuckerberg outlined his idea for how Facebook can better manage content that’s been flagged as harmful or abusive. Zuckerberg said he believes Facebook’s first step should be to build an appeals process that would work similarly to the federal government. Here’s how Zuckerberg described it (emphasis ours): … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg wants an independent council of non-Facebookers to make the final call on removing dangerous content, ‘almost like a Supreme Court’
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The Supreme Court Says The Tomato Is A Vegetable — Not A Fruit
Though technically fruit, tomatoes fall under the category of “vegetable,” according to the Supreme Court. The high court issued this 1893 tomato ruling in a case brought by members of the Nix family against Edward Hedden, collector at the Port of New York, to recover the fees they spent transporting tomatoes. The Nixes sued under the Tariff of 1883, which required taxes on imported vegetables — but not fruit. Botanically, any seed-bearing structure formed from an angiosperm’s (a flowering plant’s) ovary is a fruit. Since a tomato protects and contains the seeds of its host plant, the juicy sphere is technically a fruit. Some might be shocked to learn a zucchini is a fruit, too. General or culinary classifications, however, tend to differ from the botanical one. Most people would consider a tomato a vegetable. And the court essentially gave that reasoning in Nix v. Hedden: A tomato is a vegetable because people think it is. The arguments were short and … [Read more...] about The Supreme Court Says The Tomato Is A Vegetable — Not A Fruit
What is gerrymandering?: The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for 2 cases that could overhaul American elections
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments on partisan gerrymandering – the justices’ second major case of its type in recent months. Gerrymandering refers to the practice of drawing political districts that give one party a lopsided advantage over the other in an election. Justice Anthony Kennedy is viewed as the swing vote in both gerrymandering cases, and the court is expected to issue a ruling in June. The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments for the second of two highly anticipated cases within the last six months on partisan gerrymandering – the outcomes of which could essentially overhaul the American election process. Gerrymandering has become an increasingly divisive issue in recent years, as lower courts have begun striking down what they view as overtly partisan redistricting that tilt elections toward the political parties that draw their districts’ maps. … [Read more...] about What is gerrymandering?: The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for 2 cases that could overhaul American elections
The lawyer who represented Bush in his landmark Supreme Court case in 2000 just rejected Trump’s offer to join his team — and publicly repudiated him afterward
caption Ted Olson in 2013 source Pool/Reuters Lawyer Ted Olson has publicly repudiated President Donald Trump twice over the past two weeks and has turned down his offer to work on his legal team. Olson called Trump’s White House chaotic, and had previously rebuked him for siding with a New York court on a terrorism law. Olson is the latest lawyer to refuse to join Trump’s legal team in the Russia investigation. Sign up for the latest Russia investigation updates here. A top lawyer from the Bush administration who rejected President Donald Trump’s offer to join his legal team has now publicly criticized his White House in a stunning rebuke of the administration’s stability, according to The Washington Post. Ted Olson, who served as former President George W. Bush’s solicitor general and represented him in the landmark Bush v. Gore Supreme … [Read more...] about The lawyer who represented Bush in his landmark Supreme Court case in 2000 just rejected Trump’s offer to join his team — and publicly repudiated him afterward
A former Supreme Court Justice called for the 2nd Amendment to be repealed — here’s how new gun laws could affect gun violence
The Second Amendment to the US Constitution is often used by groups like the NRA as a reason not to pass laws restricting gun ownership. That amendment should be repealed, former US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote in an op-ed for the New York Times. We have evidence showing that laws restricting access to guns can cut rates of firearm violence. If we need to get rid of that amendment to pass those laws, Stevens thinks we should. In the wake of the March for Our Lives protests, when hundreds of thousands rallied in Washington D.C. and cities around the country to call for new legislation addressing gun violence, former US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens thinks demonstrators should ask for more. “They should demand a repeal of the Second Amendment,” Stevens wrote in an op-ed for the New York Times. There’s already evidence that gun control legislation could help prevent gun violence. But one of the biggest obstacles to any legislation on … [Read more...] about A former Supreme Court Justice called for the 2nd Amendment to be repealed — here’s how new gun laws could affect gun violence