Ethics, Info, Tech: Contested Voices, Values, Spaces

My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" was published on Nov. 13, 2025. Purchases can be made via Amazon and this Bloomsbury webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Saturday, February 21, 2026

DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court; The Guardian, February 21, 2026

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Sam Levin , The Guardian;  DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court " Department of Justice ...

He made a fake ICE deportation tip line. Then a kindergarten teacher called.; The Washington Post, February 20, 2026

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Drew Harwell  , The Washington Post;  He made a fake ICE deportation tip line. Then a kindergarten teacher called. A Nashville comedian’s de...

Trump Demeans Himself as He Attacks the Supreme Court; Wall Street Journal, February 20, 2026

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The Editorial Board  , Wall Street Journal;  Trump Demeans Himself as He Attacks the Supreme Court He calls the Justices who ruled against h...
Friday, February 20, 2026

The battle over Scott Adams' AI afterlife; Business Insider, February 20, 2026

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Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert, Business Insider;  The battle over Scott Adams' AI afterlife  " In a 2021 podcast clip, the cartoonis...

U to expand innovation support across West in partnership with USPTO; The University of Utah, February 19, 2026

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  UNIVERSITY OF UTAH COMMUNICATIONS  , The University of Utah;  U to expand innovation support across West in partnership with USPTO " ...

Tillis and Schiff Want Answers from ALI on Mass Resignations Around Latest Copyright Restatement Project; IP Watchdog, February 20, 2026

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  EILEEN MCDERMOTT , IP Watchdog;  Tillis and Schiff Want Answers from ALI on Mass Resignations Around Latest Copyright Restatement Project ...

Judge skeptical over remorse of defendant who used AI to write apology letters; ABA Journal, February 18, 2026

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  AMANDA ROBERT , ABA Journal;  Judge skeptical over remorse of defendant who used AI to write apology letters " A judge in New Zealand...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Hollywood's copyright fight meets China's AI boom; Axios, February 19, 2026

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 Madison Mills, Sara Fischer, Axios;  Hollywood's copyright fight meets China's AI boom " The big picture:  Hollywood is leanin...

As Abrahamic faiths fast, let us consider food ethics; National Catholic Reporter, February 18, 2026

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  SHMULY YANKLOWITZ , National Catholic Reporter;  As Abrahamic faiths fast, let us consider food ethics  "What is shared between these...

Anthropic is clashing with the Pentagon over AI use. Here’s what each side wants; CNBC, February 18, 2026

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 Ashley Capoot, CNBC;  Anthropic is clashing with the Pentagon over AI use. Here’s what each side want s "Anthropic wants assurance tha...

Palantir is caught in the middle of a brewing fight between Anthropic and the Pentagon; Fast Company, February 17, 2026

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REBECCA HEILWEIL , Fast Company;  Palantir is caught in the middle of a brewing fight between Anthropic and the Pentagon "A dispute bet...

Pentagon threatens Anthropic punishment; Axios, February 16, 2026

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Dave Lawler, Maria Curi, Mike Allen, Axios;  Pentagon threatens Anthropic punishment " Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is "close...

Supreme Court adopts automated recusal software to avoid ethics conflicts; CNN, February 17, 2026

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Tierney Sneed , CNN; Supreme Court adopts automated recusal software to avoid ethics conflicts "The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it ...

The secret Afghan women’s book club defying the Taliban to read Orwell; The Guardian, February 19, 2026

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Azada Raha, from Rukhshana Media , The Guardian;  The secret Afghan women’s book club defying the Taliban to read Orwell " Most of the ...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Department of Education backs down on anti-DEI directive after suit; UPI, February 18, 2026

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Lisa Hornung , UPI;  Department of Education backs down on anti-DEI directive after suit " A federal court gave a final ruling Wednesda...

Mark Zuckerberg Takes the Stand in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial; The New York Times, February 18, 2026

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  Eli Tan , The New York Times;  Mark Zuckerberg Takes the Stand in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial " Mr. Zuckerberg’s appearance...

Censorship Comes for Stephen Colbert; The Atlantic, February 17, 2026

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David A. Graham  , The Atlantic;  Censorship Comes for Stephen Colbert "Crackdowns on speech by prominent figures pave a way for the go...

Trump Wants His Name Trademarked For Airports—Raising Questions About Profiteering; Forbes, February 18, 2026

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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher  , Forbes;  Trump Wants His Name Trademarked For Airports—Raising Questions About Profiteering " President Trump...

Amid new GOP-led restrictions, North Carolina students lead a fight to vote during the midterm primary; Democracy Docket, February 18, 2026

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Natalie Hausmann , Democracy Docket;  Amid new GOP-led restrictions, North Carolina students lead a fight to vote during the midterm primary...

Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe’s Ash Wednesday letter to the church; Episcopal News Service, February 18, 2026

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Episcopal News Service;  Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe’s Ash Wednesday letter to the church " Jesus tells us to love our neighbor as ourse...

Dinner Is Being Recorded, Whether You Know It or Not; The New York Times, February 16, 2026

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  Luke Fortney  , The New York Times;  Dinner Is Being Recorded, Whether You Know It or Not " To be in public is to risk being filmed. ...

Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues; AP, February 17, 2026

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MATTHEW DALY , AP;  Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues "Conservation and historical ...

1970 No. 1 Hit Song Sparked the Decade’s Biggest Copyright Lawsuit; Men's Journal, February 17, 2026

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MATTHEW THOMAS , Men's Journal;  1970 No. 1 Hit Song Sparked the Decade’s Biggest Copyright Lawsuit " On November 28, 1970, George ...

Honoring Alex Pretti’s Moral Courage and the Cost of Caring; The Hastings Center for Bioethics, February 17, 2026

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Connie M. Ulrich ,  Mary D. Naylor  and  Martha A. Q. Curley  , The Hastings Center for Bioethics;  Honoring Alex Pretti’s Moral Courage and...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Reclaiming Human Agency in the Age of Artificial Intelligence; Journal of Moral Theology, December 17, 2025

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AI Research Group of the Centre for Digital Culture , Paul Scherz , Brian Patrick Green , Journal of Moral Theology;  Reclaiming Human Agenc...

Episcopal presiding officers sign court brief opposing Trump administration’s asylum policies; Episcopal News Service (ENS), February 17, 2026

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  David Paulsen , Episcopal News Service (ENS);  Episcopal presiding officers sign court brief opposing Trump administration’s asylum polici...

New research from Notre Dame theologian and Vatican working group explores how to ‘reclaim human agency’ in age of AI; Notre Dame News, February 17, 2026

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Carrie Gates , Notre Dame News;  New research from Notre Dame theologian and Vatican working group explores how to ‘reclaim human agency’ in...

Stephen Colbert says CBS lawyers pulled James Talarico interview as early voting begins in Texas; AP, February 17, 2026

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MEG KINNARD ,  JIM VERTUNO  AND  JOHN HANNA , AP;  Stephen Colbert says CBS lawyers pulled James Talarico interview as early voting begins i...

Setting AI Policy; Library Journal, February 9, 2026

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Matt Enis , Library Journal;  Setting AI Policy " As artificial intelligence tools become pervasive, public libraries may want to estab...

Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood; The New York Times, February 16, 2026

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  Derrick Bryson Taylor , The New York Times;  Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood  " Charles Rivkin, ...
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Kip Currier, PhD, JD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information.Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences (2007); Juris Doctor (JD), University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Member of American Bar Association (ABA), ABA IP Law Section, ABA Science & Technology Section; Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
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