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President Donald Trump has selected James McDonald to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, one of the most influential federal prosecutor’s offices in the United States. The announcement came after Trump moved current U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to a new role, nominating him to serve as Director of National …

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A New York judge has drawn a significant line around the privacy of artificial intelligence conversations, blocking an attempt to force OpenAI to hand over a litigant’s ChatGPT records in a commercial lawsuit. The ruling emerged from a legal battle involving private lender Alpha Tech Lending and its founder, who sued former company president John …

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A U.S. federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture xAI against OpenAI, concluding that the company failed to provide sufficient evidence that confidential information was improperly obtained or used. The ruling came from a federal judge in San Francisco, who found that xAI could not establish that OpenAI encouraged …

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The battle over who bears responsibility for gun violence took another turn on Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in a challenge to New York’s controversial law allowing lawsuits against members of the firearms industry. By refusing to hear the case, the nation’s highest court left standing a lower court ruling that …

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Florida has opened a new legal front against TikTok, accusing the popular video-sharing platform of ignoring state rules designed to keep younger children off social media. The lawsuit, filed in a state court in St. Lucie County, claims TikTok continues to permit children below the age threshold established under Florida law to create and maintain …

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A federal judge has directed the Trump administration to restore exhibits and informational displays removed from national parks and historic sites across the United States, ruling that the removals likely violated laws governing the operation and preservation of the National Park System. The decision came from a federal court in Boston, where the judge issued …

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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a closely watched immigration case that could determine whether non-citizens facing deportation can be held for extended periods without an opportunity to seek release on bail. The dispute arises from a challenge to the federal government’s practice of detaining certain immigrants convicted of serious crimes while …

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