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People often ask me if I always wanted to be a law professor, or if I always knew I wanted…
New York, April 17, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Angolan authorities to investigate the harassment of Folha 8…
The Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn unconstitutional restrictions that criminalized drone flights near federal immigration enforcement operations — a direct…
In brief Autonomous AI agents run 19% of on-chain activity, losing to humans by up to a 5-to-1 margin at…
New Hampshire is not the only state subject to court-ordered commandeering. Next week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
In brief Kraken parent company Payward entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bitnomial for up to $550 million in…
Short-term FISA extension. The House voted early Friday to extend the expiring Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for another 10 days,…
London, April 16, 2026—Three men have been arrested following an arson attack on the London premises of Iran International, a…
In brief SEC Chair Paul Atkins launched a new podcast with Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda, outlining a pro-innovation…
from the a-comedian-made-me-cry dept As the boss of the country’s media and telecom regulators, there’s plenty of corporate malfeasance and…
From Scheindlin v. Accelerate 360, LLC, decided today by Judge Kyle Dudek (M.D. Fla.): For many decades, Plaintiff Judy Sheindlin—known…
In brief Bitcoin funding rates have remained negative for over a month even as BTC touched $76,000, signaling heavy bearish…