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Bloomberg
Bloomberg Law: Ballroom & Special DC Grand Jury
Audio
September 03, 2026
International law expert Mary Ellen O’Connell discusses the war in Iran. June Grasso hosts.
MarketWatch
Here’s what Nvidia’s $13 billion Hugging Face deal means for the world of AI
September 03, 2026
While the acquisition "could be a real game changer" for the open-source ecosystem by improving competition with closed models such as those from OpenAI and Anthropic, Ahmed Abbasi, a professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, said he sees potential tension with monetization efforts. "It remains to be seen whether Nvidia's shareholder-value pressures will cause it to follow in the footsteps of other Big Tech firms that were once ardent champions of the open-ecosystem movement, but no more," he said in emailed comments.
Reuters
Key US bar exam score suggests poorer showing on latest test
September 03, 2026
Notre Dame law professor Derek Muller, who tracks bar exam trends, said the decline is likely to fuel speculation that over-reliance on AI for studying and an increase in student accommodations in law school were factors. Students who use AI shortcuts in law school may not be gaining the foundational knowledge they need to pass the bar, Muller said, though he cautioned that it's too early to tell. He also said law schools tend to be more generous with accommodations — such as extra time on tests — than bar examiners, meaning test takers who are accustomed to those accommodations might struggle to perform under the time pressure of the bar exam.
Vox
How freaked out should you be about Trump’s plot to disrupt mail voting?
September 03, 2026
“The Court has repeatedly said we’re worried about intruding on how states run their elections,” said Derek Muller, a professor at Notre Dame Law School.
PBS
Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Order: What’s at Stake in 2026?
Video
September 03, 2026
Derek Muller is a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame and joins the show to discuss the potential impact.
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