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I.On 20 March 2026, Counsellor Pierre Thiriar in the Antwerp Court of Appeals published an opinion piece in which he…
Great moments in unintended consequences—when something that sounds like a great idea goes horribly wrong. Watch the whole series. The Year:…
from the be-better dept We’ve been talking a lot of about the use of artificial intelligence lately, for obvious reasons.…
In a precedent-setting verdict this week, a Los Angeles jury held Meta and YouTube responsible for addicting a young woman…
From yesterday’s decision by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline M. DeLuca (D. Neb.) in Wilson v. Noshirvan: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure…
From Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.) yesterday in Does 1 & 2 v. Patel: Plaintiffs are two former Federal Bureau…
This week, President Donald Trump called on Congress to reauthorize a provision of federal law that allows the government to…
Artificial intelligence did not slip gently into human affairs, it landed with force and urgency. It invaded living rooms, boardrooms,…
SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. technology companies should be legally accountable in U.S. courts for building tools that purposefully and actively…
from the yet-another-unanticipated-defense dept The expression, “to make a federal case out of something” usually describes making a bigger deal…
An excerpt from yesterday’s decision by Judge Edward Davila (N.D. Cal.) in U.S. v. Holmes:On November 1, 2023, after the…
Abuja, March 27, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to swiftly and transparently conclude investigations into the…