A Texas judge has ruled that TikTok violated state consumer-protection laws by giving users a misleading picture of how effectively it protected minors from inappropriate content. The decision centers on TikTok’s content-filtering practices and its Restricted Mode, a feature promoted as a way to limit material considered unsuitable for younger users. Texas filed its lawsuit …

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A New Mexico defense lawyer has been fined and held in contempt after a court found that his appeal brief contained fictional witnesses and police testimony that did not exist. Stephen Aarons, who was challenging a murder conviction, acknowledged that he had used ChatGPT while preparing the filing. The New Mexico Supreme Court said the …

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President Donald Trump’s proposal for a $5,000 “dividend” to American adults is already raising a bigger question than its headline-grabbing price tag: could the federal government actually deliver it? Trump has tied the proposed payments to the outcome of the November 3 midterm elections, saying the money would go to adult U.S. citizens if Republicans …

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Bayer’s long-running battle over Roundup is heading into another decisive phase as a Missouri court considers whether to approve a proposed $7.25 billion settlement aimed at resolving tens of thousands of cancer claims tied to the weedkiller. The settlement will come under scrutiny Monday in a St. Louis courtroom, where Judge Timothy Boyer is expected …

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Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, along with major pharmacy chains, retailers and other defendants, is asking a U.S. appeals court to take another look at its decision allowing more than 500 lawsuits alleging that the painkiller is linked to autism to move forward. In a filing with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in …

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Capital One and JPMorgan Chase are taking a calculated risk by challenging Donald Trump in court rather than agreeing to settlements over allegations that they improperly closed accounts linked to him and his businesses. Legal specialists and banking-industry figures say the decision to fight could expose the institutions to political pressure and scrutiny. Yet settling …

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has publicly reprimanded Judge Shelley Joseph over her conduct in a case involving an attempt to prevent a migrant from being taken into federal immigration custody. The disciplinary action brings a years-long legal controversy involving Joseph to a close. She had faced federal criminal charges during Donald Trump’s first presidency …

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