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The Justice Department announces $2.2 million settlement of sex discrimination lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania State Police. via @TheJusticeDepthttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-22-million-settlement-sex-discrimination-lawsuit-against …

The U.S. Government and the State of Illinois have announced an amendment to the 2005 Clean Air Act consent decree signed with ExxonMobil Oil Corporation to resolve violations at its petroleum refinery in Joliet. via @TheJusticeDepthttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-government-and-state-illinois-announce-agreement-exxonmobil-s-joliet-refinery-reduce-air …

Despite being tipped that “Congress itself is the target” on Jan. 6, Capitol Police were ordered not to use their most powerful crowd-control weapons, according to a scathing new watchdog report. via @nytimeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/us/politics/capitol-police-riot-report.html …

Clubhouse is rapidly expanding access to payments, its first revenue-generating feature for creators, since its launch into testing earlier this month. via @TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2021/04/13/clubhouse-rolls-out-payments-to-over-60k-creators-following-initial-test/ …

Facebook is now allowing its oversight board to rule on moderation decisions relating to content that remains on the platform. via @arstechnicahttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/facebook-users-can-now-petition-oversight-board-to-remove-content/ …

Kim Potter, the police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright on Sunday, has resigned. The city’s police chief, Tim Gannon, also announced that he was departing. via @nytimeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/us/kim-potter-daunte-wright-resigns.html …

People with law school loans could benefit if President Biden authorizes a plan to forgive all or a portion of student debt, but it could exclude those who owe private lenders and impose limits based on income, experts say. via @ABAJournalhttps://www.abajournal.com/web/article/if-biden-approves-loan-forgiveness-what-could-it-mean-for-law-school-debt …

Although Justice Thomas’s opinion responds to the core legal question of the constitutional limits on government officials’ use of social media, he also offers his thoughts on a much broader swath of platform regulation. via @lawfarebloghttps://www.lawfareblog.com/justice-thomas-gives-congress-advice-social-media-regulation …

A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty today for his role in fraudulently obtaining over $600,000 in PPP loans guaranteed by the SBA under the CARES Act. via @TheJusticeDepthttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/wisconsin-man-pleads-guilty-covid-relief-fraud …

The French National Assembly has voted to ban some short-haul flights in favor of train travel. via @arstechnicahttps://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/04/france-bans-air-travel-that-could-be-done-by-train-in-under-2-5-hours/ …

Officials in Brooklyn Center, Minn., called the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, the result of an "accidental discharge" of a gun by a police officer. via @NPRhttps://www.npr.org/2021/04/12/986458941/police-say-accidental-discharge-of-gun-led-to-daunte-wrights-death …

Microsoft agreed today to acquire Nuance Communications, a leader in speech to text software, for $19.7 billion. via @TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2021/04/12/microsoft-is-acquiring-nuance-communications-for-19-7b/ …

After it looked like Apple might be a no-show, the company has committed to sending a representative to a Senate antitrust hearing on app store competition later this month. via @TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2021/04/12/apple-and-google-senate-antitrust-app-store-hearing/ …

Crosley Green, a former death row inmate in Florida, has won his freedom due to health concerns, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the prosecution’s failure to turn over exculpatory evidence in his trial for a 1989 murder. via @ABAJournalhttps://www.abajournal.com/news/article/one-time-death-row-inmate-thanks-god-and-his-lawyers-for-his-release-after-30-plus-years-in-prison …

Governor DeSantis wants to get people back on cruise ships. via @arstechnicahttps://arstechnica.com/science/2021/04/florida-sues-usa-cdc-to-get-people-back-on-cruise-ships/ …

A man charged with driving a stolen car appears for Zoom hearing from inside another stolen car. via @loweringthebarhttps://loweringthebar.net/2021/04/man-charged-stolen-car-zoom-inside-car.html …

The House Ethics Committee has launched an investigation into alleged misconduct by U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz following a recent flurry of accusations against the Florida congressman, including illegal drug use and sexual misconduct. via @NPRhttps://www.npr.org/2021/04/09/985851957/house-ethics-committee-investigating-florida-gop-rep-matt-gaetz …