April 2024 - cypherpunks@lists.ogf.org

The $40 Billion Fund That’s Gambling With Europe’s Climate Goal
by Gunnar Larson 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

The $40 Billion Fund That’s Gambling With Europe’s Climate Goal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-02/eu-s-40-billion-clean-te… A solar panel manufacturer that’s laying off workers. A battery maker that spurned Europe for American subsidies. A green hydrogen project stalled for lack of electricity.

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Ex-BigLaw Atty's Defamation Injunction Bid Meets Skepticism
by Gunnar Larson 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

Ex-BigLaw Atty's Defamation Injunction Bid Meets Skepticism <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1821233?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Jake Maher The Florida federal judge overseeing a $150 million defamation case between an ex-Greenberg Traurig LLP partner and a social media personality accused of mounting a harassment campaign against him declined, for now, to issue an injunction against alleged cyberstalking and indicated the petition may be better suited for state court. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1821233?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1821233?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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OCC's Hsu Floats Splitting Refund Costs For AI-Enabled Fraud
by Gunnar Larson 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

OCC's Hsu Floats Splitting Refund Costs For AI-Enabled Fraud <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1821211?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Jon Hill Requiring banks and artificial intelligence platforms to share financial responsibility for reimbursing victims of AI-enabled payment fraud could help incentivize better anti-fraud controls, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's acting chief said Thursday. 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1821211?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1821211?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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CFPB Says Online Games May Pose Financial Risks To Users
by Gunnar Larson 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

CFPB Says Online Games May Pose Financial Risks To Users <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1821139?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Jon Hill The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that it sees significant financial and privacy risks facing consumers in the multibillion-dollar digital gaming market and will be keeping a close eye on online game and "virtual world" business practices as these platforms become increasingly financialized. Report attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1821139?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1821139?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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Context Is Everything In Justices' Sentencing Relief Decision
by Gunnar Larson 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

Context Is Everything In Justices' Sentencing Relief Decision <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1819583?nl_pk=6416fd97-1d…> In the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Pulsifer v. U.S. decision, limiting the number of drug offenders eligible for sentencing relief, the majority and dissent adopted very different contextual frames for interpreting the meaning of “and” — with the practical impact being that thousands more defendants will be subject to severe mandatory minimums, says Douglas Berman at Moritz College of Law. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1819583?nl_pk=6416fd97-1d…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1819583?nl_pk=6416fd97-1d…>

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Study Shines Light On Excessive NY Prison Sentences
by Gunnar Larson 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

Study Shines Light On Excessive NY Prison Sentences <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1819323?nl_pk=6416fd97-1d…> By Marco Poggio A recent report shining a light on excessive felony prison sentences handed down by more than 140 trial judges in New York over a 16-year period has experts and advocacy groups calling for increased transparency to help ensure that courts are imposing fair penalties on criminal defendants in the Empire State. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1819323?nl_pk=6416fd97-1d…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1819323?nl_pk=6416fd97-1d…>

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Launder your filthy dollars in Second Life
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

Lindo bingo zum wohl! U.S. CFPB flags risks in virtual worlds’ crypto economy Cointelegraph (about 1 hour ago) The agency noted that crypto assets in virtual environments like Decentraland and The Sandbox can be exchanged for fiat currency on other cryptocurrency platforms Hey, thats not a BUG! That's a cryptoanarchist FEATURE! USG tools go fuck yourselves

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Wells Fargo Hit With Del. Suit Targeting Account Abuses
by Gunnar Larson 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

Wells Fargo Hit With Del. Suit Targeting Account Abuses <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1821062?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> By Jeff Montgomery Citing billions of dollars in regulatory agency sanctions, fines and judgments and allegedly chronic disregard of "red flag" reports and fake account investigations, a Wells Fargo & Co. stockholder has sued 23 current and former bank directors and officers in Delaware's Court of Chancery, seeking derivative recoveries for the losses. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1821062?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1821062?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…>

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$175M Bond Refiled By Trump Is Still Substantively Flawed
by Gunnar Larson 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

$175M Bond Refiled By Trump Is Still Substantively Flawed <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1821217?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> The corrected $175 million bond posted by former President Donald Trump on Thursday to stave off enforcement of the New York attorney general's fraud judgment against him remains substantively and procedurally flawed, as well as inadequately secured, says Adam Pollock of Pollock Cohen. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1821217?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1821217?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…>

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Higher Ed Groups Warn Of 'Radical Shift' In Suicide Liability
by Gunnar Larson 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

Higher Ed Groups Warn Of 'Radical Shift' In Suicide Liability <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1820358?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Chart Riggall Four colleges and a slew of higher education advocacy groups have urged the Eleventh Circuit to reject an argument that Atlanta's Emory University should be liable for the suicide of a student, warning that a ruling against the school could bring about a "radical shift" in the university-student relationship. 3 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1820358?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1820358?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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