A federal courtroom in Oakland turned into a window into OpenAI’s turbulent inner workings this week, as former chief technology officer Mira Murati described a leadership culture she said was marked by confusion, mistrust and competing narratives under CEO Sam Altman. Murati, appearing through recorded testimony in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, told the court …

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A federal court in Georgia has handed the Trump administration a significant procedural victory by allowing the Justice Department to retain hundreds of boxes of 2020 election ballots seized earlier this year from Fulton County’s election facility. The ruling came from U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee, who declined to order the return of the records …

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A sprawling insider trading operation allegedly fuelled by confidential merger documents stolen from elite law firms has triggered one of the largest securities fraud crackdowns in recent years in the United States. Federal prosecutors in Boston say the network ran quietly for nearly a decade, drawing in lawyers, traders and intermediaries who allegedly turned privileged …

Wall Street Tips, Secret Deal Files and a Decade-Long Trail: US Unveils Massive Insider Trading Crackdown Read More »

California’s top court appeared reluctant on Wednesday to open the door to a sweeping new legal obligation that could force pharmaceutical companies to continuously pursue “better” versions of already approved medicines. At the center of the dispute is biotechnology giant Gilead Sciences, now facing claims from nearly 24,000 HIV patients who argue the company intentionally …

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A newly minted Idaho law policing who can enter which restroom has run headfirst into a legal storm—barely weeks after it was signed. Six transgender residents have stepped forward to challenge the statute, filing a class-action case in federal court in Boise. Their argument cuts to the core of constitutional protections, claiming the measure violates …

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In a sweeping financial and moral reckoning, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has agreed to an $800 million settlement to resolve claims brought by roughly 1,300 survivors of clergy sexual abuse—marking one of the largest such payouts in the United States. The agreement places New York among the most significant settlements tied to …

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A courtroom in Manhattan became the unlikely shield for thousands of Yemeni nationals staring down the loss of legal status in the United States. A federal judge stepped in just days before the clock was set to run out, halting an effort by the Trump administration to strip away protections that have allowed them to …

A Judge Hits Pause: Yemeni Families Get a Reprieve as U.S. Court Freezes Deportation Threat Read More »

A courtroom in San Francisco has drawn a firm line in the sand: if artificial intelligence slips into error, the blame doesn’t stop at the junior lawyer who used it—it travels upward. In a sharply worded order, U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter Kang held that supervisory lawyers cannot sidestep responsibility when filings go wrong, even if …

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In a strikingly swift move, a federal courtroom in Texas turned a government request into an order within hours—compelling a Rhode Island hospital to hand over extensive records tied to gender-affirming treatment for minors. The directive came from Judge Reed O’Connor, who approved the enforcement of a subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of Justice …

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A federal appeals court in the United States has, for now, shut the door on a key pathway for accessing abortion medication—delivery by mail. The ruling, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, puts a temporary halt to a regulatory shift that had allowed the abortion drug mifepristone to be prescribed …

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