Space

Under the new approach, there must be a technical rationale for stamping a space program as special access, not simply because of a service policy decision, said DoD space policy czar John Plumb.

The Defense Business Board study, however, recommends against folding the NRO and MDA into the Space Force.

'And as weird as that sounds, you know, from an industry guy, I absolutely need regulation and enforcement,' said Tory Bruno, CEO of rocket maker ULA. 'Because one bad actor can ruin that entire common environment for all of us.'

'China is a major space player and will be a major space player. They are not participating in the global dialogue, and in global information sharing on SSA. That's unsustainable,' said Richard DalBello, head of the Commerce Department's Office of Space Commerce.

It's hard to overstate the importance of the DART mission’s success.

The McGill space law manual is modeled on other well-known legal manuals that, while not official or legally binding, heavily influence the decision-making of military and government lawyers around the world in planning military operations in other domains.

* Been trying to wrap your head around what geopolitics means for firm life? This is a really good start. [Law.com]

* More than potholes: an in-depth analysis of President Biden’s infrastructure bills. [CNN]

* Wish your contracts outline had more sports involved? Here’s some specific performance for your studying. [The News Gazette]

* Can I get a doggie bag to stay? New Hampshire law lets you bring your pups to outdoor dining. [AP]

* Cluttered space: A space-bound future is gonna need to regulate our galactic litter. [Sun Journal]

* William Shatner is going to space. For real this time. [Finance.Yahoo]

* Amazon has to disclose the algorithm they use to track their workers from A to Z. [InterestingEngineering]

* Even the surveillance state is worried about getting surveilled. Maybe I should get a VPN. [Wired]

* What? You mean to tell me the thing with face recognition and 24/7 audio capturing doesn’t stop tracking my data when I ask it to?! [WaPo]

* Smells like chamois cream: cyclist uses GPS to show his rendition of Nirvana’s Nevermind cover. [The Guardian]

Maintaining a level of inexhaustible resources is something humanity currently has the means to achieve, so we should be working faster to achieve it.

The benefits that space can offer are far greater than any benefit currently attributed to any major policy proposal being discussed at the national level.

A brief exchange between candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Yang regarding the threat automation poses to future human employment deserves more of our attention.

So this guy got more than a few degrees.

The photo is honoring the Apollo 11 moon landing.

One wouldn't imagine that an extinction-level event would generate a lot of litigation, but...

My generation has a chance to completely wipe out poverty, but the result will be not achieved by a statist, communist method, and neither will it come from a conservative ‘deserving only’ system.

* You know who no one talked about at that convention? Merrick Garland. Here’s a theory as to why… [Lawyers, Guns & Money]

* Steven Avery is not pleased with Dean Strang and Jerry Buting and he’s got a handwritten screed about it. [USA Today]

* Law professor has bats in her belfry. [Tax Prof Blog]

* Jury nullification in the murder of Bruce Banner. [The Legal Geeks]

* Professor Orly Lobel on the prisoner’s dilemma of reporting sexual harassment. [Fortune]

* This is how easily a Supreme Court vacancy is handled in a civilized country. [Legal Cheek]

* French court says Lockout was plagiarized from Escape From New York. I thought it was a little suspicious that Lockout followed the adventures of Lizard Flissken. [io9]

* What is the proper choice of law for space crimes? Um, pretty sure it’s Judge Dredd, but you write up your little piece anyway. [Seeker]

* Becoming addicted to Biglaw power. [Law and More]

* Fear eroding free speech rights is as dangerous as you might imagine. [Huffington Post]

* Remembering the space strike — this day in history. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]

* Lawyers are smart, but not smart enough to avoid being scammed. [American Lawyer]

* On the societal import of lawyers. [Guile is Good!]

* Remembering the humor Joe Jamail left us with. [Coverage Opinions]

* Social media is changing the nature of evidence at trial. [Global Legal Post]

Ground control to Major Tom... we have a subpoena here for you.