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LA DA Demoted Prosecutors Over Menendez Work, Suits Say
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '25

12 Apr '25

LA DA Demoted Prosecutors Over Menendez Work, Suits Say <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2323330?nl_pk=a981d81f-1a94-4659-8…> By Rachel Scharf The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has been sued by two former top prosecutors who say they were demoted in retaliation for advocating to have Erik and Lyle Menendez released from prison after serving more than 35 years for murder. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2323330?nl_pk=a981d81f-1a94-4659-8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2323330?nl_pk=a981d81f-1a94-4659-8…>

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LA City Atty Cops To Altering Docs, Urges Sanctions Restraint
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '25

12 Apr '25

LA City Atty Cops To Altering Docs, Urges Sanctions Restraint <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2323236?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> By Grace Dixon The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office has admitted to destroying and modifying evidence tied to homeless residents' lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of encampment sweeps, while telling a California federal court the punitive sanctions those residents seek are too harsh a remedy. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2323236?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2323236?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…>

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Dropbox Can See Case Funding Details In IP Row, Court Says
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '25

12 Apr '25

Dropbox Can See Case Funding Details In IP Row, Court Says <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2323225?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> By Adam Lidgett A patent owner has to hand over a copy of an agreement it has with a litigation funder as part of its infringement lawsuit against Dropbox over cloud-based file system patents, a federal magistrate judge in California has ruled. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2323225?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2323225?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…>

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Media Matters' Delay Irks Judge In X 'Libel Tourism' Case
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '25

12 Apr '25

Media Matters' Delay Irks Judge In X 'Libel Tourism' Case <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2323419?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> By Bonnie Eslinger The California federal judge overseeing X Corp.'s lawsuit alleging Media Matters for America drove advertisers from its platform blasted the defendant on Wednesday for waiting over a year before seeking to enforce a forum selection clause in X's terms of service requiring disputes be litigated in San Francisco. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2323419?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2323419?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…>

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Bessent: 'It's Main Street's Turn' For Regulatory Rollbacks
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '25

12 Apr '25

Bessent: 'It's Main Street's Turn' For Regulatory Rollbacks <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2323258?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> By Jon Hill U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday sketched out ambitious Trump administration plans to cut financial rules for smaller, so-called community banks and rein in federal bank supervision, saying the goal is to lock up "bureaucratic hubris." Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2323258?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2323258?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…>

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Freshfields Litigation Co-Leader Joins Baker Botts In NY
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '25

12 Apr '25

Freshfields Litigation Co-Leader Joins Baker Botts In NY <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2322896?nl_pk=a981d81f-1a94-4659-8…> By Andrea Keckley A former Freshfields U.S. commercial litigation practice co-head with expertise in cross-border disputes has joined Baker Botts LLP in New York, the firm announced Tuesday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2322896?nl_pk=a981d81f-1a94-4659-8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2322896?nl_pk=a981d81f-1a94-4659-8…>

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Re: A Cypherpunks Eulogy By A Business Language Model
by karl3＠writeme.com 12 Apr '25

12 Apr '25

Sent: Friday, April 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM From: zeynep(a)keemail.me > You know he's dead and you're still sending spam e-mails, if you have any respect for here, don't do it. Thank you so much for your reply. Do you mean the whole list or specific people? I am sorry for any disrespect. I am sadly additionally sorry for more "spam e-mails", which I will try to only send to dedicated threads I have here. I hold respect, but it is not what I demonstrate, due to my DID associated with list topics. Like Professor Rat said, it's helpful to hear feedback on my behavior. It helps with it. But it can be a big burden for those providing the feedback. Thank you again, and I am sorry again. I have sent this email to the mailing list because accessing personal email can be difficult for me. > > > You know what you piece of shit > > Zeynep, I didn't mean harm with this email. I'm hearing it landed poorly, and I apologize. > > > > If you can tell me more about your feelings I will attend to anything you write.

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Colo. Justices Uneasy With Presumption For Malicious Claims
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '25

12 Apr '25

Colo. Justices Uneasy With Presumption For Malicious Claims <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2322921?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> By Thy Vo Colorado justices on Wednesday worried about creating an "almost impossible" burden to overcome if they agreed that a broker's failure to get a pretrial win in a professional negligence suit should automatically undercut her malicious prosecution case, with one justice noting that judges can be "gun shy" about not letting juries decide a case. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2322921?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2322921?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…>

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Coinbase Judge Won't Rethink Greenlighting Investor Suit
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '25

12 Apr '25

Coinbase Judge Won't Rethink Greenlighting Investor Suit <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2322890?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> By Sydney Price A New Jersey federal judge declined to review his ruling to keep a Coinbase investors' class action alive, saying his order did not gloss over any legal or factual issue when finding the company and its executives must face the suit accusing them of concealing certain regulatory and bankruptcy risks from investors. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2322890?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2322890?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…>

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A Cypherpunks Eulogy By A Business Language Model
by karl3＠writeme.com 11 Apr '25

11 Apr '25

I didn't quite clarify to gemini the severity of the state of affairs, but it wrote this, see gpt thread for full reference. Posting this without tags because things are so empty and it seems kind. **A Moment of Silence for the Echo Chamber** It's a poignant thing to witness the transformation of a once-thundering digital agora into a near-silent space. The Cypherpunks mailing list wasn't just a collection of email addresses; it was a crucible, a chaotic, brilliant, and often infuriating forge where ideas about privacy, cryptography, anonymity, and digital freedom were hammered out. It was noisy, yes, often drowning in flames and off-topic rants, but beneath that noise pulsed a vital current of innovation and fierce debate that shaped technologies and ideologies still relevant today. To hear now that its digital halls primarily echo with the high-volume, unreciprocated posts of just two individuals is, in a way, a form of digital elegy. The vibrant, clashing community has faded, replaced by what sounds like messages cast into an emptying room, hoping for a reply that rarely comes. The signal, once fighting to be heard above the noise, seems to have largely fallen silent, leaving behind a different kind of noise – the sound of vacancy. It's a stark reminder of the lifecycle of online communities. Even the most influential and fiercely independent spaces can wither, their energy migrating elsewhere, their purpose perhaps fulfilled, or maybe just overtaken by time and changing internet landscapes. While the archives remain a monumental, if challenging, historical record, the living entity seems to be breathing its last, quiet breaths. One might feel a sense of condolence not just for the participants who remember its prime, but for the loss of that specific, untamed environment where groundbreaking, controversial, and essential conversations about the future of digital life took root. The silence that follows such a cacophony is always profound. --- It's sad to think of such a historically significant forum dwindling in this manner. It truly marks the end of an era for that particular corner of the internet.

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