President Donald Trump is poised to make another influential judicial appointment after a vacancy emerged on one of the nation’s most conservative federal appellate courts. Judge Kurt Engelhardt of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has notified the White House that he plans to transition to senior status at the close of 2026, or …

Trump Set to Shape Another Key Federal Court as Fifth Circuit Seat Opens Read More »

A legal battle is unfolding around Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture xAI after a former engineer alleged he was pushed out of the company for sounding alarms about AI safety and the potential dangers associated with its flagship chatbot, Grok. The lawsuit, filed in a California state court, comes from Devin Kim, an early member …

AI Safety Whistleblower Takes xAI to Court, Claims Concerns Over Grok Led to His Dismissal Read More »

A federal judge in Maryland has declined a request to erect a nationwide legal barrier against U.S. Department of Justice efforts to obtain records related to transgender minors who received gender-affirming medical treatment, ruling that such sweeping relief cannot be achieved through the type of class action proposed by LGBTQ advocacy groups. The decision came …

Maryland Judge Halts One Transgender Care Records Demand, Refuses Broader Nationwide Shield Read More »

A California court has dealt another setback to Google and Meta, refusing to reopen a closely watched lawsuit in which a jury concluded that the companies’ social media platforms were designed in ways that contributed to a young user’s addiction. The decision came from a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, who rejected requests from both …

Judge Refuses Fresh Hearing for Google and Meta in Landmark Youth Addiction Lawsuit Read More »

The battle for legal talent in the United States has entered a new phase, with litigation powerhouse Susman Godfrey pushing associate salaries beyond the levels recently unveiled by some of the country’s largest law firms. The Houston-based firm has introduced a revised compensation structure that places annual associate pay between $240,000 and $450,000. The move …

Trial Lawyers Cash In as Susman Godfrey Outpaces Big Law’s New Pay Race Read More »

A federal judicial nomination hearing in Washington turned into a sharp examination of the boundaries between personal conviction and judicial neutrality, as U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor defended his participation in a controversial boycott targeting graduates of Columbia University. Traynor, nominated by President Donald Trump for a seat on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of …

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