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ByteDance promised to sue if the U.S. bans TikTok. Legal experts weigh in on what it means for users

Among key questions will be whether the legislation interferes with the overall content of speech on TikTok, notes Elettra Bietti, an assistant professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University, because content-based restrictions meet a higher level of scrutiny.
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TikTok says it will sue U.S. over sell-or-ban law on First Amendment grounds. Does it have a chance?

Among key questions will be whether the legislation interferes with the overall content of speech on TikTok, notes Elettra Bietti, an assistant professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University, because content-based restrictions meet a higher level of scrutiny.
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Joe Biden Just Had His ‘Charlottesville’ Moment

Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, said it’s “almost a no-win situation” for Biden but that comparing his remarks with Trump’s comments after Charlottesville is “a false equivalence.”
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TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What’s the legal outlook?

Among key questions will be whether the legislation interferes with the overall content of speech on TikTok, notes Elettra Bietti, an assistant professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University, because content-based restrictions meet a higher level of scrutiny.

Is Harvey Weinstein’s California conviction in jeopardy after N.Y. appeals ruling?

Over the last three decades, a movement has grown to relax the law in sexual assault cases, according to Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern who used to be a criminal appellate attorney in New York. 

Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned by N.Y. court; California conviction stays

“You could think of New York as a dinosaur, but I think of it as New York being very vigilant of protecting the civil rights of defendants,” said Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University who is a former criminal appellate attorney in New York.
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As Colleges Struggle, Universities Need Merger-Focused Panels

As mergers increasingly occur—such as those of St. Augustine College and Lewis University, Northeastern University and Mills College, and Saint Joseph’s University and University of the Sciences—an engaged strategic planning committee takes on more importance.
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TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What’s the legal outlook?

Among key questions will be whether the legislation interferes with the overall content of speech on TikTok, notes Elettra Bietti, an assistant professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University, because content-based restrictions meet a higher level of scrutiny.
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What Does My Garage Say About Me?

Garages like mine are the utility drawer for items that aren’t allowed in the house, “a kind of purgatory for stuff,” says Tim Love, associate professor of architecture at Northeastern University and founding principal at Utile, a Boston- and Providence-based architecture and planning firm. 
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19 jurors seated so far in Karen Read murder trial, opening statements likely in one week

“I think it’s fairly unusual to have 20 jurors with the idea of winnowing it down to 16, but everything about this case has been pretty unusual,” said Northeastern School of Law professor Daniel Medwed.
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Is Your Food Packaging Bulging? Here’s When That May Not Be A Good Thing

According to Darin Detwiler, the chair of the National Environmental Health Association’s food safety program and associate teaching professor of food policy at Northeastern University, examining food packaging is a key step to staying healthy. 
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Bluey’s surprise new episode was based on this dad’s chaotic family camping trip

Meryl Alper, an associate professor in communication studies at Northeastern University in the U.S., tells us more about this charming blue heeler dog.