Austin Vining @acvining

IP, Media, and First Amendment Attorney and Adjunct Prof | JD/PhD from @UF ATL Joined August 2009

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Austin Vining @acvining

2 years ago

.@PulitzerPrizes, just checking in to make sure you’re following this incredible work by the student journalists at @UF.

Nine top donors and administrators say former UF President Ben Sasse's increasingly tense relationship with Board of Trustees chair Mori Hosseini led to his unexpected departure from the university in July. alligator.org/article/2024/0…

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The Alligator @TheAlligator

2 years ago

In his 17-month stint as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts and high-paying positions for his GOP allies. alligator.org/article/2024/0…

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Jason Leopold @JasonLeopold

2 years ago

Sharing the quick tips I passed to other journalists informally at #IRE24 about mastering the FOIA and obtaining public records: •You have to treat the FOIA like a beat •Incorporate the FOIA into your news gathering process •Invest the time at the beginning of your investigation reporting out whether documents exist (I will spend 2 weeks to a month just speaking with sources during my public records hunt prior to filing a request) •Ask sources about documents and try glean detailed info about docs (email dates and subject lines, report titles, where records are stored at an agency) during source/subject intvs •Become an expert at the way agencies function •Study their organizational charts so you know where to direct your request when you file it •File your request early in your investigation so you have a shot of obtaining documents before publication •Avoid fishing expeditions and always tell agencies to omit news clippings and press releases from the search By the time you file your request, you should know everything there is to know about the records you're seeking. Lastly, read and reread the public records laws.

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Austin Vining @acvining

3 years ago

@dbambauer Congrats! This is great news for @UFLaw!

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Austin Vining @acvining

4 years ago

@Clipper56 @mujschool @smumeadows @Nick_Mathews @JoyJenkins Congrats Prof!

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Austin Vining @acvining

4 years ago

@ProfClayCalvert Congrats, Prof! Enjoy what’s next.

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Austin Vining @acvining

4 years ago

Spooky indeed, right @ProfClayCalvert?

Sav. @SavannahClawson

4 years ago

Dressed as my supervisor's feedback on my PhD thesis for Halloween because nothing is scarier than reality 😱😱😱 #phdlife #phdchat #phdmemes

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Hank Green @hankgreen

4 years ago

A lot of people who say they want "free speech" actually just want to be the one in charge of which speech is free.

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Austin Vining @acvining

4 years ago

@jrobertslatech Congratulations!!! 🎉

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Austin Vining @acvining

4 years ago

@LidskyLidsky Crane Ramen!

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Austin Vining @acvining

4 years ago

@ZackStieber Mar-a-Lago is in Palm Beach, not West Palm Beach.

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Austin Vining @acvining

4 years ago

Excellent work, as always, from @caramanicamr and team at @TLoLawFirm. (Thanks for linking!)

Thomas & LoCicero PL @TLoLawFirm

4 years ago

Motions of @nytimes and @USDOJ to unseal Mar-a-Lago search warrant materials are available online. Our motion on behalf @nytimes is at courtlistener.com/docket/6487244….

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Austin Vining @acvining

4 years ago

@profabartow The faculty at @UFLaw is nearly unrecognizable from the time you were there. I don’t have the exact stats, but I think the exodus has been equal opportunity for women and men.

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Austin Vining @acvining

4 years ago

Poignant reminder of something I think a lot of us are thinking more and more about these days: "There is no doubt that disinformation, fueled by irresponsible content-generators, inadequate content-moderation, and clickbait-rewarding algorithms, is a societal plague.”

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Austin Vining @acvining

4 years ago

Excellent analysis of the frustrations of the Depp-Heard trial and the way they fit into the larger conversation re: some justices calling for an end to the actual malice standard. Brava ⁦@LidskyLidsky⁩ & ⁦@randersenjones⁩! slate.com/news-and-polit…

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Austin Vining @acvining

4 years ago

This is what a freshly minted Georgia lawyer looks like:

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Austin Vining @acvining

4 years ago

Just submitted a DMCA takedown notice for exam questions from my law of mass communications course. Yes, that course includes a unit on copyright. No, the irony is not lost on me.

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Steve Vladeck @steve_vladeck

4 years ago

Given this Eleventh Circuit ruling, we’re heading for a circuit split on how the First Amendment limits state regulation of social media platforms — something #SCOTUS will have to eventually resolve *regardless* of what it does with the emergency application in the Texas case.

Steve Vladeck @steve_vladeck

4 years ago

Unanimous Eleventh Circuit panel largely *affirms* district court injunction, keeping on hold most of SB 1072 — Florida's HB20-like law that would ban big social media platforms from most content moderation: media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/f… Still waiting for #SCOTUS on Texas's version.

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Orin Kerr @OrinKerr

4 years ago

Excellent First Amendment opinion by Judge Newsom for the CA11 enjoining enforcement of Florida's social media law. media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/f…