Richardson Adventure Farm, located in Spring Grove, Ill., about an hour north of Chicago, boasts what they claim is “the world’s largest, most intricate corn maze”. While we’re not in a position to fact-check that, it certainly sounds right: The maze is a full 28 acres of land with about 10 miles of trails.
And this weekend, all of it will be dedicated to the 2016 World Series champion Chicago Cubs:
A farm outside Chicago has dedicated its ‘world’s largest corn maze’ to the Cubs’ World Series win
NFL is advising ICE to seize obvious parodies, my FOIA suit reveals
So, what do we know? (1) Despite ICE’s initial claims to me via its spokesperson and a lawyer, ICE relies only on industry guides to identify counterfeits, not on any independent sources. (2) Those industry guides identify what they don’t like, not what is within the scope of counterfeit goods. (3) Most of what ICE seizes is truly counterfeit, but when it seizes parody merchandise, it implicates First Amendment interests in free speech.
via Rebecca Tushnet’s 43(B)log: NFL is advising ICE to seize obvious parodies, my FOIA suit reveals.
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YouTube AI deletes war crime videos as ‘extremist material’
YouTube is facing criticism after a new artificial intelligence program monitoring “extremist” content began flagging and removing masses of videos and blocking channels that document war crimes in the Middle East.
via YouTube AI deletes war crime videos as ‘extremist material’ | Middle East Eye.
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Authorities in Utah Seized Nearly $3 Million in Cash and Assets From Citizens Last Year
“What are they doing where they have to take that $16 to protect public safety,” says Jennifer McDonald, a research analyst for the Institute for Justice, a libertarian law firm that has challenged asset forfeiture laws in several states and advocates for reforms to the practice.
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Federal judge: Drinking tea, shopping at a gardening store is probable cause for a SWAT raid on your home
Why did the field tests come up positive for pot? As I wrote back in February, it’s almost as if these tests come up positive whenever the police need them to. A partial list of substances that the tests have mistaken for illegal drugs would include sage, chocolate chip cookies, motor oil, spearmint, soap, tortilla dough, deodorant, billiard’s chalk, patchouli, flour, eucalyptus, breath mints, Jolly Ranchers and vitamins.
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge John W. Lungstrum dismissed every one of the Hartes’s claims. Lungstrum found that sending a SWAT team into a home first thing in the morning based on no more than a positive field test and spotting a suspect at a gardening store was not a violation of the Fourth Amendment.
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