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The Unsung Hero in Fundraising Campaigns Isn’t Raffles—It’s Sweepstakes!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

But , raffle laws vary from state to state—in many states (13, the last time we checked), online raffles are flat-out illegal. Furthermore, raffles of any kind are 100% against the law in Alabama, Hawaii, and Utah. One misconception we hear regularly relates to Sweepstakes’ free Alternate Method of Entry.

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A court decision in favor of startup UpCodes may help shape open access to the law

TechCrunch

Though both focus on the building industry (specifically, the codes architects and builders need to follow), the lawsuit deals with an issue that has wider ramifications: is it possible to copyright the law, or text that carries the weight of the law? ” Can the law be copyrighted? ” Can the law be copyrighted?

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Epic largely lost to Apple, but 35 states are now backing its fight in a higher court

The Verge

In an opening appeal brief filed last week, Epic argued that letting the ruling stand “would upend established principles of antitrust law and.undermine sound antitrust policy.”. The stakes are high for Microsoft and other businesses that depend on antitrust laws to protect competition on the merits.” (It Public Citizen.

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Filevine raises $108 million for tools that streamline legal workflows

TechCrunch

CEO Ryan Anderson said that the proceeds will be put toward pursuing new market opportunities, specifically in the nonprofit, insurance, and public sectors, and “further evolv[ing] the [Filevine platform] to meet changing legal demands.”

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Zartico secures $20M to help tourism offices promote local destinations

TechCrunch

Darren Dunn and Jay Kinghorn experienced this firsthand — Dunn as a sales executive at various travel companies including FarePortal.com and Jay as an associate managing director at Utah’s office of tourism. conflict zones, protests, religious sites, clinics, etc.) or to places.”

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Go read this data analysis that uncovers predictive policing’s flawed algorithm

The Verge

However, since crimes aren’t equally reported everywhere, the readings it provides to law enforcement could simply copy the biases in reporting over each area. 23 of the 38 law enforcement agencies tracked are no longer PredPol customers. This investigation used figures retrieved from public data available via the web.

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Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

Google plans to roll it out in Austin, Texas, and Provo, Utah as well. Founding donors to the fund include Google Fiber , the Illig Family Foundation, Sprint , Global Prairie , Polsinelli Law , and J.E. The Kansas City Public Library System will also have a role in this work. The Community Driven Fund. Dunn Construction.