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Prison must pay inmate $4,000 for withholding records
The Lake Erie Correctional Institution must pay a northeast Ohio inmate $2,000 in statutory damages for failing to release surveillance camera footage to him regarding two encounters with correctional officers, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Sept. 1.
In a per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court also directed the prison to pay Dev ... (full story)
Meta reaches landmark $18 billion settlement with states in trial over teen social media addiction
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Meta agreed Aug. 26 to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state.
The settlement resolved a pivotal case ... (full story)
Meet Akron Municipal Court Administrator William E. Owens
A decorated U.S. Air Force veteran, attorney William E. Owens spent most of his career working in the civilian sector of the federal government, serving in numerous leadership capacities and gaining experience in human resources, court management and as an attorney.
Now after decades of federal service, Owens has begun giving ba ... (full story)
Aaron Sorkin hits refresh on Facebook in 'The Social Reckoning'
NEW YORK (AP) — When Aaron Sorkin made 2010’s “The Social Network,” he had heard of Facebook, he said at the time, “the way I’ve heard of a carburetor.” Sixteen years later, he has a much deeper idea of what Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire has become.
“Back then, Facebo ... (full story)
Parents demanding tech opt outs take their fight to Federal Court
Parents pushing back against technology in the classroom have so far directed their anger toward major corporations like Google and Curriculum Associates, the company behind the widely used i-Ready platform.
But the “techlash” took a turn last week when seven parents in a Philadelphia suburb sued their school distric ... (full story)