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Bio Alfred Mathewson (@hubisoninthe505) is the former Emeritus Professor of Law and Henry Weihofen Chair of Law at the University of New Mexico School of Law. He joined the UNM law faculty in 1983 after working as a corporate, securities and banking lawyer in Denver. He was named the Director of the Africana Studies Program in 2013 after having served as Acting or Interim Director since 2009. From 1997 through 2002, he was Associate Dean of Academics. In that position, he oversaw the curriculum, clinical law program, faculty appointments, the faculty promotion and tenure process, library, faculty development and related issues. Professor Mathewson served as a Co-Dean of the law school from 2015 to 2018. Mathewson's teaching and research focuses on antitrust law, business planning, sports law, minority business enterprises and corporate governance. He frequently supervises in the Business and Tax law Clinic and has served occasionally as Acting Director of the Clinical Law Program during the summer. He recently added Transactional Negotiations to his teaching portfolio. He has published numerous articles and given speeches in these areas and he brings this expertise to his teaching. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the American Law Institute. He has served on several ABA accreditation inspection teams. He is a member of the AALS Section on Law and Sports Law, of which he has previously served as chair. He currently is serving another stint as chair of the UNM Athletic Council. He serves as the faculty adviser of the UNM Chapter of the Black Law Students Association. He is active in various community organizations, including the Albuquerque Council on International Visitors. He has served as the president of the New Mexico Black Lawyers Association and the Sam Cary Bar Association (Denver). His recent publications include The Bowl Championship Series, Conference Realignment and the Major College Football Oligopoly: Revolution Not Reform, 1 Miss. Sports L. Rev. (2012) and Remediating Discrimination Against African American Females at the Intersection of Title IX and Title VI, 2 Wake Forest J. L. &amp; Policy (2012). He presented “Times Have Changed: A New Bargain for Sharing the Revenue Stream in Intercollegiate Athletics with Student Athletes,” a paper prepared for panel at AALS 2014 Annual Meeting Section on Law and Sports program entitled, “O'Bannon v. NCAA: Is There An Unprecedented Change To Intercollegiate Sports Just Over The Horizon?” Resources Race in Ordinary Course: Utilizing the Racial Background in Antitrust and Corporate Law Courses by Alfred Mathewson, 23 St. John’s J. Legal Comment 667 (2008).  Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight  Civil Rights and the Anti-trust Laws by Philip Marcus Race, Markets and Hollywood’s Perpetual Dilemma by Hosea R. Harvey Amazon Antitrust Paradox by Lina M. Khan News Roundup  Google walkout organizer leaves the company Claire Stapleton, one of the organizers of last year’s global walkout at Google following revelations that the company allegedly hid sexual harassment allegations against Android developer Andy Rubin, has left the company, saying she was retaliated against. She wrote in an internal document, later posted on Medium by Google Walkout for Real Change, “These past few months have been unbearably stressful and confusing. But they’ve been eye-opening, too: the more I spoke up about what I was experiencing, the more I heard, and the more I understood how universal these issues are.” Stapleton said she’s leaving the company because she’s having a baby. Google has refuted the allegations.  Maine signs robust privacy bill The State of Maine’s governor, Janet Mills, signed a new privacy bill into law last week requiringcarriers to get consumers’ permission before selling their data to third parties. It specifically prohibits ISPs from retaliating against consumers for refusing to allow their data to be sold.      YouTube Revokes Steven Crowder’s Ads   YouTube shifted gears and revoked the ads of far-right commentator Steven Crowder over Crowder’s use of homophobic language. The company backtracked following outcry over the company’s initial defense of Crowder. But the ban isn’t permanent. Crowder simply must remove the offensive content, including the homophobic t-shirts he was selling in his online store.    FCC permits carriers to block more robocalls   The FCC allowed carriers last week to ban even more robocalls by allowing them to stop calls on behalf of subscribers.  The order had bipartisan support, but Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel said it opens the door for carriers to charge for the service since the order doesn’t contain any language to prevent that from happening.    Pew reports lagging tech adoption in rural   Pew reports that rural communities lag the rest of the country when it comes to tech adoption. At 63%, rural households are 10 points lower than the rest of the country. Smartphone penetration, at 67%, is also 10 points lower. Tablet penetration and the number of households with desktop computers also lags.    Congress kills bill provision preventing IRS from setting up free filing service   Finally, it looks like you’re going to have an alternative to Turbo Tax. The tax preparation service is facing some competition from the IRS itself. Congress has killed a provision of the Taxpayer First Act that would have prevented the IRS from creating its own, free online tax filing service.   Events   Tues., 6/11   NCTA/Rural Broadband Caucus Trailblazing a Path for Rural Broadband 11:30AM-1:00PM   Uber Elevate Summit 2019 Reagan International Center Today &amp; Tomorrow   Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood &amp; Color of Change Digital Privacy Briefing Rayburn 2322 3:30-5:00pm   Entertainment Software Association ES3 LA Convention Center Today through Wednesday   House Judiciary Committee  Hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 1: The Free and Diverse Press Rayburn 2141 2PM   Wed., 6/12   Federal Communications Commission Tribal Workshop Riverwind Casino in Oklahoma Wed. and Thurs.

Bio Alfred Mathewson (<a href="https://twitter.com/hubisoninthe505" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@hubisoninthe505</a>) is the former Emeritus Professor of Law and Henry Weihofen Chair of Law at the University of New Mexico School of Law. He joined the UNM law faculty in 1983 after working as a corporate, securities and banking lawyer in Denver. He was named the Director of the Africana Studies Program in 2013 after having served as Acting or Interim Director since 2009. From 1997 through 2002, he was Associate Dean of Academics. In that position, he oversaw the curriculum, clinical law program, faculty appointments, the faculty promotion and tenure process, library, faculty development and related issues. Professor Mathewson served as a Co-Dean of the law school from 2015 to 2018. Mathewson's teaching and research focuses on antitrust law, business planning, sports law, minority business enterprises and corporate governance. He frequently supervises in the Business and Tax law Clinic and has served occasionally as Acting Director of the Clinical Law Program during the summer. He recently added Transactional Negotiations to his teaching portfolio. He has published numerous articles and given speeches in these areas and he brings this expertise to his teaching. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the American Law Institute. He has served on several ABA accreditation inspection teams. He is a member of the AALS Section on Law and Sports Law, of which he has previously served as chair. He currently is serving another stint as chair of the UNM Athletic Council. He serves as the faculty adviser of the <a href="http://lawschool.unm.edu/students/organizations/blsa/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UNM Chapter of the Black Law Students Association</a>. He is active in various community organizations, including the Albuquerque Council on International Visitors. He has served as the president of the New Mexico Black Lawyers Association and the Sam Cary Bar Association (Denver). His recent publications include The Bowl Championship Series, Conference Realignment and the Major College Football Oligopoly: Revolution Not Reform, 1 Miss. Sports L. Rev. (2012) and Remediating Discrimination Against African American Females at the Intersection of Title IX and Title VI, 2 Wake Forest J. L. &amp; Policy (2012). He presented “Times Have Changed: A New Bargain for Sharing the Revenue Stream in Intercollegiate Athletics with Student Athletes,” a paper prepared for panel at AALS 2014 Annual Meeting Section on Law and Sports program entitled, “O'Bannon v. NCAA: Is There An Unprecedented Change To Intercollegiate Sports Just Over The Horizon?” Resources <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1860307" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Race in Ordinary Course: Utilizing the Racial Background in Antitrust and Corporate Law Courses by Alfred Mathewson</a>, 23 St. John’s J. Legal Comment 667 (2008). <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Frederick-Douglass-David-W-Blight/dp/1416590323/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=blight&amp;qid=1560207318&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom</a> by David W. Blight <a> Civil Rights and the Anti-trust</a> Laws by Philip Marcus <a href="https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjrl/vol18/iss1/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Race, Markets and Hollywood’s Perpetual Dilemma</a> by Hosea R. Harvey <a href="https://www.yalelawjournal.org/note/amazons-antitrust-paradox" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Antitrust Paradox</a> by Lina M. Khan News Roundup <a href="https://medium.com/@GoogleWalkout/why-a-googlewalkout-organizer-left-google-26d1e3fbe317" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Google walkout organizer leaves the company</a> Claire Stapleton, one of the organizers of last year’s global walkout at Google following revelations that the company allegedly hid sexual harassment allegations against Android developer Andy Rubin, has left the company, saying she was retaliated against. She wrote in an internal document, later posted on Medium by Google Walkout for Real Change, “These past few months have been unbearably stressful and confusing. But they’ve been eye-opening, too: the more I spoke up about what I was experiencing, the more I heard, and the more I understood how universal these issues are.” Stapleton said she’s leaving the company because she’s having a baby. Google has refuted the allegations. <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/technology/447345-maine-governor-signs-into-law-bill-to-ban-internet-providers-from-selling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Maine signs robust privacy bill</a> The State of Maine’s governor, Janet Mills, signed a new privacy bill into law last week requiringcarriers to get consumers’ permission before selling their data to third parties. It specifically prohibits ISPs from retaliating against consumers for refusing to allow their data to be sold.   <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/5/18654196/steven-crowder-demonetized-carlos-maza-youtube-homophobic-language-ads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> YouTube Revokes Steven Crowder’s Ads</a> YouTube shifted gears and revoked the ads of far-right commentator Steven Crowder over Crowder’s use of homophobic language. The company backtracked following outcry over the company’s initial defense of Crowder. But the ban isn’t permanent. Crowder simply must remove the offensive content, including the homophobic t-shirts he was selling in his online store. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/06/fcc-allows-att-verizon-other-carriers-block-more-suspected-robocalls/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.b9ff75921218" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> FCC permits carriers to block more robocalls</a> The FCC allowed carriers last week to ban even more robocalls by allowing them to stop calls on behalf of subscribers.  The order had bipartisan support, but Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel said it opens the door for carriers to charge for the service since the order doesn’t contain any language to prevent that from happening. <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/31/digital-gap-between-rural-and-nonrural-america-persists/17-04-20_ruraltechuse-1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pew reports lagging tech adoption in rural</a> Pew reports that rural communities lag the rest of the country when it comes to tech adoption. At 63%, rural households are 10 points lower than the rest of the country. Smartphone penetration, at 67%, is also 10 points lower. Tablet penetration and the number of households with desktop computers also lags. <a href="https://afrotech.com/congress-is-about-to-stop-the-irs-from-offering-free-online-tax-filing-heres-why-that-matters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Congress kills bill provision preventing IRS from setting up free filing service</a> Finally, it looks like you’re going to have an alternative to Turbo Tax. The tax preparation service is facing some competition from the IRS itself. Congress has killed a provision of the Taxpayer First Act that would have prevented the IRS from creating its own, free online tax filing service.   Events   Tues., 6/11 NCTA/Rural Broadband Caucus <a href="https://rsvp.theworldsbest.events/kknop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trailblazing a Path for Rural Broadband</a> 11:30AM-1:00PM Uber <a href="https://www.uber.com/us/en/elevate/summit/2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elevate Summit 2019</a> Reagan International Center Today &amp; Tomorrow Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood &amp; Color of Change <a href="https://www.benton.org/event/digital-privacy-briefing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Digital Privacy Briefing</a> Rayburn 2322 3:30-5:00pm Entertainment Software Association <a href="https://www.e3expo.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ES3</a> LA Convention Center Today through Wednesday House Judiciary Committee <a href="https://www.benton.org/event/online-platforms-and-market-power-part-1-free-and-diverse-press" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 1: The Free and Diverse Press</a> Rayburn 2141 2PM   Wed., 6/12 Federal Communications Commission Tribal Workshop Riverwind Casino in Oklahoma Wed. and Thurs.

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