Lots of questions need to be asked and answered this week:
Would your smartphone know if you had an abortion?
Quite possibly, and that information would likely be for sale.
Would your smartphone know if you had an abortion? There are many ways it might, and you probably can’t stop it from telling. https://t.co/Ym14CFHdCR
— RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) May 5, 2022
Is this week’s leak of the potential Roe v. Wade reconsideration really unprecedented?
SCOTUS leaks are rare, but they have happened occasionally over the years. Details from media law professor Jonathan Peters:
It's remarkable, the leak of what appears to be an initial draft majority opinion. SCOTUS generally has kept its secrets and has kept confidential its internal processes and deliberations. But the Court does occasionally leak, and it has leaked before about Roe v. Wade. 1/x
— Jonathan Peters (@jonathanwpeters) May 3, 2022
Why do school administrations censor high school newspapers?
Because they can get away with it. (H/T to Adam Steinbaugh for sharing this.)
🧵High school students in Texas are fighting back against censorship of an editorial critiquing the school searching students' cars for drugs. Student Press Law Center attorneys say the story was well written and legally clean. https://t.co/FjTOlbo9Hq
— Student Press Law Center (@SPLC) May 5, 2022
Are we still vulnerable to super spreader events when large numbers of people get together without masks?
Yes, a lot of White House correspondents’ dinner guests are testing positive. Latest by me. https://t.co/rJKDirpopu
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) May 5, 2022
And finally – what does NPR political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben do for stress release?
You’ll need the sound up for this one.
Thought about posting something heartfelt during a long week of reporting but here’s something fun instead.
Take care of yerselves. pic.twitter.com/DMwZSdcCWK
— Danielle Kurtzleben (@titonka) May 6, 2022