The 'Stop Nick Shirley Act': Yet Another Anti-Doxxing Law That Chills Free Speech
A lawsuit argues that a recently passed law to protect immigration service providers in California is "overbroad and…
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The 9 Libel-by-AI Cases in the U.S. Since 2023 (6 Still Going Forward)
Walters v. Openai, L.L.C. (Ga. Super.): No liability (summary judgment), because of the peculiar facts of the case.…
Read at source →Federal Court Allows Libel-by-AI Claim (Brought by Protagonist of Apple TV's Black Bird Series) to Go Forward
From today's decision by Judge Thomas Durkin (N.D. Ill.) in Keene v. Google LLC: Keene is an author, television…
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Should Data Centers Go Seasteading?
With their reputation figuratively underwater, data centers might be going literally underwater too.
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AI Slowdown
Plus: Commercial surrogacy regulation, Russian weapons, a new drug in San Francisco, and more...
Read at source →Police Department May Decline to Release Names of Officers Trained by ICE
"[T]he Department submitted credible evidence that threats, doxxing, and other forms of harassment have been directed…
Read at source →Oklahoma Judge's Ruling Contained AI Hallucinations
From Reuters (Mike Scarcella) last week, linked to yesterday by David Lat (Original Jurisdiction): The judge, Lawrence…
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 14, 1901
9/14/1901: President Theodore Roosevelt is inaugurated. He appointed three members to the Supreme Court: Justices…
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Moving Soon? Here Are 10 Modern Conveniences That Will Make It Easier.
How Wayfair, Taskrabbit, and Instacart simplify your transition to a new house or apartment
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Brickbat: Keeping the Peace
Immigrant-owned small businesses in East Harlem that spoke out against Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan for city-owned…
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Major Questions, Nondelegation, and the Section 338 Tariffs Against Canada
Why the major questions and nondelegation doctrines bolster the legal case against Trump's Section 338 tariffs.
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 13, 1810
9/13/1810: Justice William Cushing died. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 13, 1810 appeared first on…
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European Cars Are Spying on Their Drivers. The Same Tech Could Be Coming to the U.S.
New cars in the E.U. must now have cameras that track drivers' eyes and flag distractions.
Read at source →Judge Sutton on "The Three Faces of American Constitutional Law"
This year's Sumner Canary Memorial Lecture at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
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Can the Feds Ban You From Making Liquor in Your Own Home?
A challenge to the federal prohibition on home distilling could give the Supreme Court a chance to rein in Congress’…
Read at source →Today in Supreme Court History: September 12, 1958
9/12/1958: Cooper v. Aaron is decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 12, 1958 appeared first on…
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Trump Said He Would Rid the Kennedy Center of 'Woke.' He Injected His Own Politics Instead.
This is what happens when you give the government control over artistic institutions.
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Court Upholds $7.85M Verdict for Employees Fired for Refusing to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
An excerpt from the long opinion today in Lewis-Williams v. S.F. Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., decided by Judge Ryan……
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Supreme Court Blocks Missouri's Messy, Trump-Backed Gerrymandering Fight
The decision ends a yearlong legal war spanning multiple lawsuits, contradictory state and federal court orders, and…
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This California Social Media Law is a Privacy and Free Speech 'Nightmare'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen online safety and tech regulation bills into law this week.
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How a Street Brawl Led to a 5th Circuit Case That Casts Doubt on the Constitutionality of Many Federal Laws
Challenging his conviction for illegal gun possession, Curtis Squire argues that the Commerce Clause cannot justify…
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Jimmy Kimmel Didn't Air Talarico Interview Over Fear of FCC 'Equal Time' Threats
For the second time this year, Talarico appeared on a late-night show only to be bumped in response to federal threats.
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I Tried To Find Out What Republicans Think of Trump's $5,000 Checks. Then I Got Trapped.
At the GOP midterm convention in Dallas, looking for answers meant an unexpected escort, a Palestine-Mexico protest…
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A Judge Ordered ICE Agents To Stop Retaliating Against an Ohio Videographer. ICE Moved the Agents Out of Town.
After an ICE watcher in Springfield won a temporary injunction against ICE in a First Amendment lawsuit, the agency…
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South Korea Will Invest $100 Billion in U.S. Nuclear Sector To Boost AI and Appease Trump
Facing a 25 percent tariff threat, Seoul agreed to bankroll nuclear reactors and a Texas gas plant. The cost is already…
Read at source →Journal of Free Speech Law: "The Government Speech Doctrine Goes to School," by Heidi Kitrosser
Part of a Knight First Amendment Institute Symposium on Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy, which the…
Read at source →Restriction on K-12 Teaching of Certain Race/Sex-Related "Concepts" Not Unconstitutionally Vague
So the Tenth Circuit held Wednesday, in Black Emergency Response Team v. Drummond; a short excerpt from the opinion,…
Read at source →DC Circuit Rejects Energy Department's Claim of "Emergency" Authority to Order Coal Plant to Remain Open
A potentially significant rebuke of one of the more controversial and unusual elements of the Trump Administration's…
Read at source →"AI Agents Are Now Emailing Me with Their Security Concerns," Writes Security Expert Bruce Schneier
From his post last week: I received the two emails below earlier in the month. They're vaguely coherent. I suppose… The…
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In Rhode Island's Dem Primary, DSA Challenger Unseats Providence Mayor Who'd Vetoed Rent Control
Voters in Providence, Rhode Island, signaled that they want binding price controls.
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How 9/11 Remade American Immigration
Twenty-five years after the attacks, control and distrust rule the institutions that process foreigners who travel or…
Read at source →Remember: The "S" in "Artificial Intelligence" Stands for "Safety"
The post Remember: The "S" in "Artificial Intelligence" Stands for "Safety" appeared first on Reason Magazine.
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A Somali Man With No Serious Criminal Record Is Spending 9/11 in Detention at Guantanamo Bay
Adam Abdullah was legally working in the U.S. when he was detained as part of "Operation Metro Surge" in the Twin…
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Are We Winning the Trade Wars?
Economists Stephen Moore and Scott Lincicome debate tariffs as a foreign policy tool.
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Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
Links to writings about the 9/11 attack and its aftermath, and the ongoing issues of the proliferation of dangerous…
Read at source →"A Pardon Cannot … Change the Underlying Facts and Truth" for Purposes of a Defamation Action
From DeBarros v. Pedbereznak, decided last Friday by Connecticut Superior Court Judge John Cordani: The plaintiff in…
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