Many of us have spent the past year becoming unwilling video conference experts. But with that has also come so-called “Zoom fatigue,” plus a whole host of video conferencing technology “upgrades” that have introduced mishaps. For example, the Texas attorney who made the New York Times and the BBC when he found himself in a court appearance helplessly trapped in a cat filter his daughter had installed on his computer. Not to mention the forever to-be-unknown-to-history US Supreme Court Justice who flushed a toilet during oral arguments.
Read moreMarking One Year in the Life of the Pandemic
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On this day one year ago, March 11, 2020, the director-general of the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.
Read moreA Brief Biography of Lillian D. Wald, Public Health Progressive (1867-1940)
Lillian Wald. , ca. 1920. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017647294/.
Continuing our recognition of Women’s History Month, today’s post features Lillian Wald (1867-1940), who worked during the American Progressive Era (1896-1916). Wald was a nurse and public health advocate, who also “lobbied for parks and playgrounds, worked to elect reform candidates, advocated for decent housing conditions, and supported the struggle for worker’s rights, women’s rights, and children’s rights.”
Read moreNFTs and the Law: An “Explain it Like I’m Five” Overview
NFTs are just becoming a more widely-known, and the number of creators who release digital works for sale on the NFT market, as well as their well-heeled buyers, will grow as the financial gains become even more lucrative. As the law catches up with technology, expect more observers to comment on the legal issues surrounding this still somewhat mysterious form of art.
Read moreWomen’s History Month 2021: The Suffrage Centennial Celebration Continues
March is Women’s History Month, and the theme for 2021 is “Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silenced.” Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library has an on-demand CLE recording of its 19th Amendment Centennial Symposium from last August, entitled “Votes for Texas Women,” which is available here.
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