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This year’s commencement ceremonies at U.S. law schools carried less of the usual career-celebration glow and far more political urgency. Across campuses, judges, elected officials and veteran legal figures used graduation podiums to deliver a pointed message to new lawyers: the legal profession is entering a period of strain, and silence may no longer be …

Law School Graduations Turn Into a Rallying Cry for America’s Legal System Read More »

A new legal battle is unfolding in Texas, where state officials have accused Meta Platforms and its messaging platform WhatsApp of misleading users about how private their conversations really are. The lawsuit, filed by the Texas Attorney General’s Office in Harrison County, claims the companies promoted WhatsApp as a secure, end-to-end encrypted service while allegedly …

Texas Targets Meta and WhatsApp in Fresh Privacy Showdown Over Encryption Claims Read More »

President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled settlement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has ignited a political and legal firestorm, with critics branding its $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” a taxpayer-backed reward system for loyalists. Yet despite the outrage, legal experts say dismantling the arrangement in court could prove extraordinarily difficult. The agreement, announced after Trump withdrew …

Trump’s $1.776 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund Faces Fury — But Legal Roadblocks May Protect It Read More »

The Trump administration has dramatically expanded the ranks of America’s immigration courts, swearing in what the Justice Department described as the largest incoming class of immigration judges ever assembled in a single intake. A total of 82 judges — including 77 permanent appointees and five temporary judges — officially joined the system during a ceremony …

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As lawsuits pile up and Wall Street speculation around a blockbuster public listing grows louder, OpenAI is quietly assembling one of the most formidable legal lineups in corporate America. The artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT has turned to an expanding network of heavyweight U.S. law firms to navigate an increasingly tangled battlefield of investor negotiations, …

OpenAI’s Legal War Chest Expands as IPO Buzz Intensifies Read More »

Meta Platforms has quietly stepped out of what was poised to become a closely watched courtroom clash over the alleged mental health impact of social media on students in the United States. The company reached a settlement with the Breathitt County School District in Kentucky, marking the first resolution in a wave of lawsuits filed …

Meta Cuts Deal in First School District Lawsuit Over Teen Mental Health Fallout Read More »

The battle over how far Title IX reaches inside America’s schools and universities is headed to the nation’s highest court. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether professors, coaches and other school employees can directly sue federally funded institutions for sex discrimination under Title IX — a question that has fractured federal appeals …

Supreme Court Steps Into Growing Fight Over Title IX Employee Lawsuits Read More »

A Massachusetts courtroom overseeing litigation tied to the Harvard Medical School body-parts scandal has now become the latest battleground in the legal profession’s uneasy relationship with artificial intelligence. A judge in Boston has refused to allow a senior attorney from powerhouse injury law firm Morgan & Morgan to participate in the ongoing lawsuits against Harvard …

Harvard Cadaver Scandal Lawsuit Hit by Fresh AI Fallout as Judge Blocks Attorney Read More »

Costco is asking a federal court in Chicago to throw out a proposed consumer class action that claims the warehouse retailer should hand back money tied to now-invalidated Trump-era import tariffs. The dispute stems from a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), triggering …

Costco Pushes Back as Tariff Refund Lawsuits Spread Across Corporate America Read More »

A fresh legal clash is unfolding over the future of prediction markets in the United States after federal regulators moved to stop Minnesota from enforcing a sweeping new ban aimed at platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed suit Tuesday against the state, arguing that Minnesota crossed a constitutional …

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