How Google’s Big Supreme Court Victory Could Change Software Forever Time 1 hr ago Madeleine Carlisle © Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 the day oral arguments took place in Google and Oracle s multibillion-dollar copyright dispute.
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with Google this week in a major decision that some legal experts are hailing as a victory for programmers and consumers. The Court ruled that Google did not violate copyright law when it included parts of Oracle’s Java programming code in its Android operating system ending a decade-long multibillion dollar legal battle.
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Study Links Not Prosecuting Misdemeanors To Lower Crime By
Justin Wise | April 4, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT A wave of progressives have entered U.S. district attorney s offices in recent years on platforms pledging to overhaul the criminal justice system. Some vowed to stop prosecuting certain nonviolent low-level offenses, arguing it was yielding little social benefit and causing significant harm to marginalized communities.
A new academic study on misdemeanor prosecution inside a Massachusetts district attorney s office may provide added support to that approach.
Published in late March as part of a working paper series from the National Bureau of Economic Research, the study finds that not prosecuting certain defendants charged with nonviolent misdemeanor offenses can substantially reduce the likelihood of their future contact with the criminal justice system. The effects of not prosecuting are estimated to be most pronounced for first-time defendants, the study note