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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in *Watson v. RNC*, a case asking whether Mississippi may count ballots that arrive after Election Day. The hearing echoed the Court’s lingering anxiety from the 2020 election, with justices probing the risk that...
The Supreme Court heard arguments that could force states to count only mail‑in ballots received by Election Day, a shift that would tighten absentee voting rules ahead of the 2026 midterms. Simultaneously, federal judges appointed career prosecutor Robert Frazer as...
A federal district court in California dismissed a lawsuit by six women inmates challenging Senate Bill 132, which requires prison officials to consider gender identity when addressing and housing transgender, nonbinary, or intersex inmates. The judge ruled the court lacks...
Missouri’s Standing Committee on Commerce voted 6-2 to advance House Bill 2080, rewriting it to create a Cryptocurrency Strategic Reserve Fund that includes XRP alongside Bitcoin. The amendment authorizes the state to purchase XRP with taxpayer dollars, marking the first...
Hans Zimmer, the composer behind Disney’s 1994 Lion King, has filed a $27 million lawsuit against comedian Learnmore Jonasi. The suit alleges that Jonasi used the opening lines of the iconic "Circle of Life" during a two‑hour podcast appearance without permission, constituting copyright...
The Southern District of New York denied the government’s motion for a new protective order to block further distribution of four deposition videos featuring senior federal officials in the DOGE litigation. Judge Colleen McMahon ruled that the videos are not...
Remote hiring has become commonplace, allowing firms to tap talent in Poland, Brazil and Kenya without a shared office. However, cross‑border recruitment introduces complex compliance obligations, especially under South Africa's Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) and broader AML rules. Companies...
Prusa Research introduced an Open Community License (OCL) intended to keep its 3‑D‑printer designs open for non‑competitors while blocking rivals, especially low‑cost Asian manufacturers. A lawyer‑led line‑by‑line analysis highlights vague definitions, notably the inconsistent use of “commercial” versus “non‑commercial,” and...
A D.C. senior judge struck down the Pentagon's new press‑credential policy, ruling it unconstitutional because it is vague and discriminates against journalists based on viewpoint. The policy forced reporters to acknowledge broad “solicitation” rules that could punish routine newsgathering, prompting...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a plan to ban for‑profit ticket touting, proposing amendments to the 2017 Ticket Sales Act. The new law would make it illegal to resell tickets above the original all‑in price, including fees and taxes. The...
Natalie Kuebler, managing director of Alt‑V Law, highlighted that compliance technology has become a strategic priority for law firms worldwide. She noted rising regulatory expectations and increasingly complex client due‑diligence requirements, driving firms to seek auditable, specialized solutions. Kuebler’s research...
Murphy’s Law is a South African‑built AI legal assistant trained by local practitioners to deliver jurisdiction‑specific advice. The platform automates compliance workflows, litigation document generation, contract drafting, legal research, and due‑diligence, while offering a chat interface, project vault, and courtroom...
Traliant unveiled a fully redesigned Preventing Workplace Harassment course that uses a cinematic, TV‑style narrative to teach anti‑harassment laws. The platform offers industry‑specific and international editions, automatically tailoring content to a learner’s role and location, and meets mandates across U.S....
FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced a new Healthcare Task Force that merges the Bureaus of Competition, Consumer Protection, Economics and the Offices of Policy Planning and Technology. The effort implements President Trump’s February 2025 executive order to boost competition,...
The Gemini Space Station IPO promised crypto‑exchange growth, but within months the company announced a strategic shift to a prediction‑market platform called “Gemini 2.0,” cutting staff by roughly 25 % and prompting the exit of its CFO, COO and CLO. Shareholders filed...
The Endangered Species Committee, dubbed the “God Squad,” reviews exemption requests that could sideline the Endangered Species Act for projects like offshore drilling in the Gulf of America. While the standard process demands rigorous justification, a formal hearing, and potential...
On a single Friday, six U.S. courts—four state appellate courts and two federal district courts—issued opinions flagging fabricated citations or quotations in briefing documents. The cases, ranging from Nebraska to California, involved both attorney‑prepared filings and pro se litigants, suggesting unchecked...
Ethisphere’s 2026 “Most Ethical Companies” list expands to 138 honorees, up from 92 in its 2007 debut. The roster includes 16 firms that have settled Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions and two companies currently under FCPA scrutiny. The...
Centerbase announced a native integration with NetDocuments’ ndMAX, linking practice‑management matter data directly to AI‑driven document workflows. The integration automatically extracts parties, dates and obligations from saved documents and writes them back into Centerbase for reporting and automation. It also...
The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld a permanent injunction that bars union organizer Adrienne Enghouse from entering CEO Jamie Silva‑Steele’s private residence after she left a union‑related flyer at the front door. The court found Enghouse intended to trespass,...
Harvey, the fast‑growing legal‑AI platform, has appointed former Google Chief Privacy Officer Keith Enright as Chief Strategy Officer. Enright, who most recently served as a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, brings over a decade of experience scaling privacy, compliance and AI policy...
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit compelling the Statewide Charter School Board to detail every non‑constitutional reason it rejected the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School, arguing the board’s reliance on religious grounds creates a thin record for courts....
CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz warned Maine that Medicaid fraud will no longer be tolerated after reports that Paradise Residential Services billed over $16 million in inflated rates, charging twice the national average for autism residential care. The provider, accused of...
The article contends that the Supreme Court’s 1983 INS v. Chadha decision, which invalidated legislative vetoes, undermines Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution—a tool that lets Congress order the withdrawal of U.S. forces via a concurrent resolution. It argues that...
Attorney Mitch Jackson has released a free online book, "Privacy in America: What Every American Needs to Know," to expose how government policies and technology companies are eroding personal privacy. He argues that everyday devices—from phones to smart speakers—continuously transmit...
Relativity, a legal data intelligence firm, has confidentially filed a draft registration statement with the SEC for a Class A common stock IPO, the first legal‑tech public offering since 2021. The company recently rebranded from e‑discovery to a broader data intelligence...
The article highlights a trust gap in compliance automation where control owners and auditors distrust system‑generated evidence, leading to parallel manual processes. Even though technology works, resistance stems from loss of professional identity and lack of auditor‑friendly documentation. Successful programs...
Legal AI is reaching a pivotal moment in 2026 as enterprises shift toward on‑premise deployments to safeguard sensitive case data. Market signals show a 40% year‑over‑year rise in self‑hosted solutions, challenging the dominance of cloud‑based subscription models. Vendors now grapple...
New York Senate Bill S7263 seeks to impose liability on AI chatbots that impersonate licensed professionals in law, medicine and other fields. While the sponsor emphasizes targeting false credential claims, the bill’s language broadly bans AI from delivering substantive advice...
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against a Mississippi restaurant, alleging an Americans with Disabilities Act violation after the employer fired an employee with a seizure disorder nine days after a seizure. The termination letter told the worker to “focus...
The FDA’s Rare Disease Evidence Principles (RDEP) introduce flexible trial designs, allowing sponsors to use natural‑history data and novel biomarkers as endpoints. These guidances aim to accelerate approvals for rare‑disease therapies while maintaining safety as a top priority. However, analysts...
A Fifth Circuit panel denied the FTC’s request for a stay, activating a district court ruling that vacates the 2024 HSR filing form. As a result, the FTC’s Premerger Notification Office will again accept the pre‑February 10 2025 HSR form, though filers...
Two shareholder advocacy groups, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and As You Sow, have filed a lawsuit against the SEC for its November statement that it will not entertain most Rule 14a-8 no‑action requests until September 30, 2026, except...
Legal AI tools deliver fluent, fast contract language but often miss the nuanced context that drives commercial decisions. The article argues that the gap isn’t model intelligence but the lack of organisational, transactional, and market context fed into the system....
The Piraeus Court of First Instance refused to grant an exequatur for a 2024 Panama Maritime Court judgment, finding the required appeal security of roughly $45 million disproportionate and contrary to Greek public policy. Panama law mandates a security equal to...
The final quarter of 2025 saw a modest resurgence in FCPA activity after the June 2025 DOJ guidelines, but the key trend is that individual enforcement remains robust. While the revised Corporate Enforcement Policy encourages corporate leniency through self‑disclosure and...
Matthew Campbell’s quest to reopen the inquest into his brother’s death at the World Trade Center has reached the UK Supreme Court. The Attorney General denied a fresh inquest, and lower courts upheld that refusal, raising the question of whether...
The Volkov Law webinar on April 7, 2026 will guide legal and compliance leaders through building a defensible AI governance framework. It distinguishes AI risk from traditional technology risk, highlighting high‑stakes decision‑making systems versus productivity tools. The session outlines board‑level...
The article warns that large language models like ChatGPT often deliver confident, plausible‑sounding answers that can be factually wrong, likening them to overconfident taxi drivers. It explains that under the Administrative Procedure Act, courts will reject agency actions that rely...
On March 20, 2026, the DEA issued a technical amendment to its 2019 final rule that clarifies who may execute and revoke Power of Attorney documents for DEA Form 222 and who may sign the form itself. The amendment aligns...
U.S. federal prosecutors are expanding investigations into several Latin American leaders, including Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, and Cuba’s top officials. The push follows renewed attention to the “Barr Doctrine,” a legal framework from the 1990 Noriega raid that asserts...
On March 23, 2026 the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a pivotal case on whether federal election‑day statutes override state laws that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day. The dispute...
Prepared Food Photos, Inc., a stock food‑photo company known for aggressive copyright enforcement, sued a Milwaukee grocery store over a single pork‑chop image. The jury awarded only $200 in actual damages and $1,000 in statutory damages, far below the $23,976...
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging whether absentee ballots must be received by Election Day rather than merely postmarked. The lawsuit, filed by the Republican National Committee and backed by former President Trump, seeks to...
Law firms often overlook their FAQ pages, treating them as bland afterthoughts, yet these pages are critical touchpoints where prospective clients seek reassurance. By aligning the FAQ’s language, tone, and visual design with the firm’s overall brand personality, firms can...
Boundless Immigration is rolling out a limited‑time, discounted case rate for EB‑1A and O‑1 visa petitions aimed at senior‑level tech and research professionals. Eligible candidates must have 8‑20+ years of experience—or 4‑7 years with demonstrable high‑impact achievements—and already meet at...
Marvin "Marv" Frandsen, a physicist‑turned naturist activist, died at 67 after a cancer battle. He spearheaded legal resistance to the 1990s crackdown on clothing‑optional use at Canaveral National Seashore, culminating in the landmark U.S. v. Frandsen First Amendment victory. The...
