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In the Media
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USA Today: Collection agencies can buy debt from creditors, can sue for money | Fact check
Prof. Dalié Jiménez told USA TODAY: “There’s nothing illegal about selling debts to collection agencies – or debt buyers as they would more accurately be called if they’re buying,” she wrote in an email. “(It) happens to probably most debts that go unpaid.”
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The New York Times: A Look at Washington State’s ‘Strippers’ Bill of Rights’*
Prof. Veena Dubal said the new law was “the result of the hard work of organizing done by these workers in a very, very dangerous industry.”
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Mashable: Talking to someone online for emotional support may be riskier than you realize
Prof. Ari Waldman reviewed the terms of service for the companies Mashable reported on and found very limited grounds for a lawsuit if a user sought recourse after experiencing harm.
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CQ Researcher: Regulating Tech: Will new internet rules safeguard consumers?
Prof. David Kaye says that justification by governments teetering on the edge of autocracy to restrict information access is as simple as pointing to democratic countries who do it themselves.
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